Yesterday in Playa del Carmen…
I
strolled the book section…
Of a
department store called Liverpool...
I
didn’t expect to buy anything…
Because
all the books are in Spanish…
But even
so, I like to look at the cover art…
And then…
*heart
races*
I
came upon a measly little orphaned shelf…
With
some books—in English!
And
they were current!
There
was John Grisham…
Tom
Clancy…
David
Baldacci…
Nicholas
Sparks…
Anne
Rice…
Even
Jodi Picoult.
SQUEE!!!
Now
mind you…
I
have devices to read e-books…
And
I understand the convenience of e-readers…
And
how many books I can store on them…
(and I have)
But still…
It’s
not the same as…
Being
drawn in by the book’s cover art…
Picking
the book up…
Reading
the back cover blurb…
And
then…
Smelling
the book.
(hope the security cameras didn’t
catch that)
Kindle,
Nook, Kobo Glo and all other e-readers…
May
change the way people read books…
But
they can’t change the way I feel about books.
And
really…
What
do e-readers smell like?
Stinky,
sweaty palms?
So?
Ever
sniff a book?
If
you have an e-reader…
Have
you ever sniffed it?
Always,
Em-Musing
6 comments:
Can't say I've sniffed either.
But glad you found some books in English!
e-books are not the same, I agree.
No, I've never sniffed it, but now I'm curious.
Ahhh...the smell of an antique book shop. Now there's a lovely smell.
And there's nothing, nothing, like a 'real' book.
That's why I haven't converted over yet!! :)
Fun post. I'm sure the next incarnation of the Kindle will have a smell feature, though!
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