Can You Spell Bibliophile?
Do you like books? I like books. I like the smell of old paper. I like the feel of the binding as it rests in my hand while I dive through space, time, and others' minds. Books have as close to a perfect interface as we've found. You can mark your place. You can browse through them. Decently indexed, you can easily find anything in them. You can take them anywhere. You can mark them up, or preserve them for posterity.To me, books are the epitome of joy, pleasure, and creation. Electronic books just don't make it. Paper is a necessity. Until you've held a book, you haven't felt the good life. When they discontinue paper publishing, I plan on reinventing the printing press and taking Project Gutenberg back to it's roots.Read more
