Revenge of the Nerds

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So I was watching a commercial for the Nook this evening and I got to thinking.

I'm so not a Nook girl.  

I'm a good old fashioned paper book girl.  Apparently, I am also a giant nerd to be thinking about this . . .but anyway . . .

I just don't think that anything beats a physical book.  You can read a book in the sunshine and not worry about glare. You can drop a book and not worry about the pages cracking.  Hell, you can even defend yourself with a hardcover copy of Tolstoy.  I've been carrying books longer than I've had a cell phone so, out of habit, the first thing I check for is my book over my phone--thus solidifying the nerd status.  However, I digress, I love the weight of a good book in my bag.

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I embrace technology.  I think the Nook, Kindle and Ipad are good technological advances.  I'm just not sure they're for me.  I also don't think they will make bound books obsolete.  Who can resist the smell of a new book, freshly bound with glue and a shiny cover?  Or the touch of a child's board book with a fuzzy teddy bear tummy?  I mean what are we going to swear our oaths on?  A copy of the Bible on a thin, little Kindle?

I suppose, no matter the format, at least people are reading.  It's just now the cool kids have the electronic version and us nerds still use the paper copy?

I embrace my nerdiness.

Sincerely,
Nik