Comments on: In praise of the printed word http://waituntilnextyear.com/2010/02/02/in-praise-of-the-printed-word/ Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:29:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve http://waituntilnextyear.com/2010/02/02/in-praise-of-the-printed-word/#comment-638 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:22:01 +0000 http://waituntilnextyear.net/?p=725#comment-638 Wow, thank you both for the kind comments. I’m genuinely touched.

Paul – I think books still have a long shelf-life (pardon the pun). I still don’t think e-readers are anywhere near to replicating the experience of a good book. The portability, ease of use and tactile nature of books has yet to be bettered. And even if they are usurped, I can see a similar future for books as for vinyl records. While new technologies have taken over the mainstream, vinyl still survives.

Dee – Thank you for sharing my words with your readers, I really, really appreciate it. I’m back on Hemingway myself at the moment – The Old Man and The Sea. A wonderful book.

]]> By: dee http://waituntilnextyear.com/2010/02/02/in-praise-of-the-printed-word/#comment-637 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:37:10 +0000 http://waituntilnextyear.net/?p=725#comment-637 You are such a great writer, Steve. Every time I come to read your entries, I always find myself nodding or laughing or agreeing to your expressions and writing style. This has to be my favorite entry thus far and I’m going to copy/paste it onto my blog (with credit of course)! It’s exactly how I feel about books and this entry perfectly describes how I’ve felt… I just never knew how to portray it as clearly as you have :) Thanks for your comment -Hope you’re having a great new year too! P.S. I purchased The Moveable Feast last month… it’s sitting on my night stand and I can’t wait to read it. Happy reading!!!

]]> By: Paul http://waituntilnextyear.com/2010/02/02/in-praise-of-the-printed-word/#comment-635 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:12:19 +0000 http://waituntilnextyear.net/?p=725#comment-635 Ah, kindred spirits. Bless you for your sentiments. We can hear the end of the age knocking at the door: within fifty years who knows what kind of rapid change the printed work will go through. Will it be extinct? Or will people like you constantly rise, clinging to the past, collecting old books, forming “tangible books” societies, and the like.

We hang on while we can, and continue buying books.

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