Another day out before the stroke of 6. Could it be a trend?
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There are two kinds of readers, I think. There are those into the physical experience – the smell of paper, ink, glue, the rustle of paper, etc. Then there are those into the adventures the words bring – looking through the paper into Rivendell, Metropolis, Helium, Ruatha Hold, Helga’s main cabin…
The second group of readers are the ones who threw away the dust cover on the hardbacks, because it kept flapping and getting in the way while reading, or who doesn’t worry about the spine of the paperback cracking, so long as the pages are spread wide enough to read… And they’re the ones who have embraced e-readers whole-heartedly for their convenience – lots of books literally in hand, automatic tracking of how far has been read, larger fonts for easier reading, just a tap to turn the page…
I’ll leave the paper collectors to their paper collections. I want to collect *STORIES*, whatever format they’re held in.
I’ve been reading for over 50 years and I’ve never thought about smelling paper. My dad taught me speed reading and I haven’t stopped. I’ve always known that as long as I can read I can find out how to do just just about anything.
I check the top Kindle 100 free lists for SciFi and Fantasy weekly. I’ve found a lot of indie authors that way and end up buying other titles by a lot of them.
I was in the hospital last year and my backlog of Kindle books kept me busy and sane. I haven’t bought a paper book in over three years. Sorry, Captain, I’m probably not going to get your paperbacks but I’ve been a good consumer with e books and Podiobooks.