Lil Red Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 you didn't have a 'hell no' option, so i voted just plain 'no' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1300910295' post='2222712'] you didn't have a 'hell no' option, so i voted just plain 'no' [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestertonian Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) I personally love my kindle. The built in dictionary/encyclopedia is so handy, and large books are so much less intimidating when they're in digital format. Alas, there's nothing that can replicate the smell and feel of a brand new book. Edited March 25, 2011 by Chestertonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePenciledOne Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1300910295' post='2222712'] you didn't have a 'hell no' option, so i voted just plain 'no' [/quote] Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteorShower Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I voted no. A lot of people I know have an e-reader/kindle, but I would never buy one. I read all the time, and I, too, have become very used to carrying around tonnes of books wherever I go. My school bag has more of my own books in it that school stuff I also love spending my free time in libraries, if that's relevant at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyGrace Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 [quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1300910295' post='2222712'] you didn't have a 'hell no' option, so i voted just plain 'no' [/quote] hahahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I love to read, but I just can't afford to constantly buy books, and I'm too absent minded to get a lot of books from the library without also accruing a large amount of fines. Also, I'm completely and absolutely broke, and I'm heading away to college next year, so the amount of free material I can get on my kindle is amesome. That being said, if I had enough money I would absolutely prefer to have piles and piles of books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Little Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 [quote name='AudreyGrace' timestamp='1300231151' post='2220981'] Personally, I would never use one. It doesn't seem right to me.. Part of the beautiful reading experience is fanning the pages of a new book, amesome[color="#ffffff"]e[/color]bookmarks, and the satisfaction of physically seeing how far you've gotten. Not to mention the smell... new books smell amazing, old ones smell even better. (Please tell me I'm not the only one that smells books... lol). I know the nook and kindle might be more "eco-friendly" as an alternative for printing books, but... it's not the same. There's that difference between reading something like Augustine's Confessions in an old book as opposed to an e-reader. It provides that atmosphere of "curling up with a good book". I'm partly blabbering on here.. but I was curious to see if anyone else thought along the same lines I do. Pace [/quote] you are not the only one who smells books lol. i love all the things you do about books. and it's hard for me to read even an ebook on my adobe reader. would rather have the books. maybe someday i will but i can't buy them all at once. don't have that much money lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveletslive Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 right now i *REALLY* wish i had a kindle. i'm living abroad and can't get books in english (at least not easily and not cheaply, and definitely not religious books) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyGrace Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Ok new issue: I was in the school library today, and I went to the garbage to chuck out a piece of paper, when I saw this huge box filled with books and a sign saying "discard, please". I saw the old reddishbrown fabric-y cover of one, and thinking it was Summa Theologica that I rented out a few weeks ago, I ripped it out in fear that they'd throw it out. It wasn't that book, but it was Ceasar and Christ. There were a bunch of other amazing classics in there too, and the staff was just throwing them out. I went up to the librarians and asked if they were throwing away all the books, and they said yes. I asked if I could take one, and they whispered "sure, but don't tell anyone." So... I took it. It really bothered me though.. how can any self-respecting librarian throw out books like these? To do what? Replace them with new ones about teen angst and pointless magazines? I'm going back tomorrow to see if the box is still there, if it is, I'm taking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 [quote name='AudreyGrace' timestamp='1301520866' post='2224783'] Ok new issue: I was in the school library today, and I went to the garbage to chuck out a piece of paper, when I saw this huge box filled with books and a sign saying "discard, please". I saw the old reddishbrown fabric-y cover of one, and thinking it was Summa Theologica that I rented out a few weeks ago, I ripped it out in fear that they'd throw it out. It wasn't that book, but it was Ceasar and Christ. There were a bunch of other amazing classics in there too, and the staff was just throwing them out. I went up to the librarians and asked if they were throwing away all the books, and they said yes. I asked if I could take one, and they whispered "sure, but don't tell anyone." So... I took it. It really bothered me though.. how can any self-respecting librarian throw out books like these? To do what? Replace them with new ones about teen angst and pointless magazines? I'm going back tomorrow to see if the box is still there, if it is, I'm taking it. [/quote] Every year my college library has a cart full of books that are free for the taking, which is how they get rid of the books that anyone might want. I've also seen boxes in the dumpster, and actually went in after one, thinking there were good books in there. There weren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamomile Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 There are some pretty cheap and nice Catholic books on the Amazon store that make me want a Kindle, and the savings in buying the digital versions may make the price of the Kindle worthwhile. Still, I've played with about every e-reader I can find, and I can't convince myself to get one (I voted yes, but in reality this is probably no). Yesterday I was playing with the Nook Color, and I was amazed at the picture books they have on there! I thought that the Nook would be a handy tool for evangelization - probably because I was brought up as a Baptist and taught how to "evangelize" with the [url="http://berean.org/bibleteacher/wb.html"]Wordless Book[/url]. So I imagine a Catholic usage of a Nook Color for much greater things - and also it could be of invaluable use to a sidewalk counselor at an abortion facility if they had a book showing beautiful images of fetal development. In reality, this is no different than a book, but people are generally more attracted to technology these days... Also, if you ever got in an argument with people over doctrine, an e-reader could help you out (you can't normally carry around the Catechism & the Summa in your pocket!) And then if you're arguing with someone over whether or not Gregorian Chant is appropriate for the liturgy versus popular songs, you can have actual Vatican documents on the e-reader - and for most of them, music that can back you up! Maybe that yes isn't so untrue after all... I do like that you can read for free in Barnes & Nobles, and I'm now much closer to one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 [quote name='Chamomile' timestamp='1301876083' post='2225737'] I thought that the Nook would be a handy tool for evangelization - probably because I was brought up as a Baptist and taught how to "evangelize" with the [url="http://berean.org/bibleteacher/wb.html"]Wordless Book[/url]. [/quote] For being "wordless" there sure were a lot of words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamomile Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 [quote name='MissScripture' timestamp='1301877330' post='2225741'] For being "wordless" there sure were a lot of words. [/quote] Silly Catholic. Actually, I didn't explain it... I guess I thought people might know what I meant. The "book" itself is really blank - just pieces of colored paper or cloth. The words on that website are what you say to explain the colors! Another thought about e-readers - could they be used to smuggle Bibles and Christian literature into areas where that's illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Chamomile' timestamp='1301880471' post='2225762'] Another thought about e-readers - could they be used to smuggle Bibles and Christian literature into areas where that's illegal? [/quote] Specifically, you'd save your books on an SD card (which is small enough to be sewn into the lining of a coat or pair of pantaloons), then read it with the ereader later. ETA: the amount of metal is so minimal you wouldn't even worry about all but the very most sensitive metal detectors. Edited April 4, 2011 by Nihil Obstat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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