(Via bookshelves of doom)
Another thing ebooks can't do.
I love books as objects as well as stories, but they do take up a lot of space. I recently had to weed out my personal library to make it fit into my bookshelves. The books I gave up went to a lovely used book shop--another thing ebooks can't do.
But. But but but. I did receive an e-reader for Christmas. I'm still deciding what I think about ebooks. I'm visiting family on the opposite side of the country next week, and I plan to leave all my hard copy books at home and only take the e-reader. (My carry-on bag will be the lightest it's ever been.)
We're also getting more questions about ebooks and e-readers than ever at the library. So many questions, in fact, that the city bought e-readers for library employees to experiment with at work, so that we can better explain and demonstrate how to access online library services to patrons. I've heard many patrons remark that they read more on their e-readers than they did without the devices. That's encouraging to hear: no matter how people read them, people are reading books.
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