Maurice Sendak on e-books.
Allec! Looooook at this!
Yay death to e-books!
How dare we save trees!
hate this shit too
If I can’t smell it and flip the pages really fast underneath my fingers, it’s not a book. :|
Because this is how to make a literary generation: deny them the format they would otherwise read on and be an elitist prick about it.
And people wonder why video games are taking over
So by your logic, the only way to “make” a literary generation is encouraging them to rely further on a useless, expensive pieces of technology? I’ll continue to be an elitist prick than a prick who needs “the new big thing” to enjoy every aspect of my life.
Says the person communicating on a piece of technology. Maybe for you an e-reader is ‘useless’ but for people like me with vision issues we kind of fucking rely on these for easier reading with adjustable fonts. You can go eat a stale bagel.
Not to mention I am really appreciative of the “save the trees” factor. I fail to see how cutting down fewer trees is a bad thing.
Also I’m pretty sure an e-reader is much lighter to carry than say, a 400-page hardcover novel. Definitely useful for reading on the go, if you’re sitting on buses for 3 hours a day like I am and your body is going to be strained by carrying something that big around like I would.
All it is is a new means of accessibility for some people. No one’s saying paper books are to be abolished and e-readers will become mandatory. It’s a fucking option, and certainly not one that causes anyone any harm to choose, so there’s no reason to get all holier-than-thou about it.
I wanted to think this was all silly at first but it really isn’t. I, too, was one of the people that would constantly whine about hating e-books and how I’d never use one.
Then I realized I couldn’t afford all the books I wanted, I wouldn’t have the space I needed for them, and that I just needed to stop being picky about it.
My entire pc is like a virtual library because of how much I have on there. Countless books and series. I seriously don’t know where to start with them, it’s so exciting!
For someone that used to be so picky and elitist about it, I sure am grateful, man.
I’m going to download a whole bunch of books right now. This is what my day is dedicated to, due to sheer paranoia that I cannot shake.
While, of course, these books are going to be sitting in my pc for personal use I will be available for link information ivia inbox (this is another paranoia thing) and file transfer if the site goes down.
As someone that can never readily afford these things, I fear not having them remain accessible. I’m very scared and tired, so I feel like the best thing for me to do at this moment is to hoard books and other various media.
Sorry, you can totally ignore this, don’t mind me.
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notesonascandal:
I’ve been reading this book off and on all day. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
Authentic African-American vernacular, female-POV, glorious illustrations of Black supernatural creatures and fairytale characters. Author’s comments explaining the origins of each tale.
AMAZING.
I wish I could give one to every little Black Girl I know. I’d never seen a Black mermaid before I bought this book.
Buy one for your favorite Black Girl. Click the picture.
christmas gift for little sisters? i thiiink soooooo [ok they’re not that little buuut…]
omg neeeeed](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv1vprfVBE1qzbxq5o1_400.jpg)
I’ve been reading this book off and on all day. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
Authentic African-American vernacular, female-POV, glorious illustrations of Black supernatural creatures and fairytale characters. Author’s comments explaining the origins of each tale.
AMAZING.
I wish I could give one to every little Black Girl I know. I’d never seen a Black mermaid before I bought this book.
Buy one for your favorite Black Girl. Click the picture.
christmas gift for little sisters? i thiiink soooooo [ok they’re not that little buuut…]
omg neeeeed
To all the girls unsatisfied by Harlequin romances, euphemisms and billowing skirts, I salute you.
To all the ladies who like their dirty books uncensored and a little rough around the ages, I raise a glass.
To the femmes who roll their eyes at Vampirella covers but go weak in the knees for a well-drawn bit of hardcore, I shake you firmly by the hand.
To the boys who like porn that comes with humour and a decent story, well… you already know what’s up, don’t you?
I bought the graphic novel of The Story of O today and I’m in love. Don’t google it if you’re under 18 (not like that’s going to stop you, but don’t say I didn’t warn you!).
