by Bohemian Bookworm on July 30, 2008
That is, to bastardize Hamlet, the question. This is the ultimate bookworm dilemma, and we at Written Word are trying to reach a consensus. On the one hand, if we do Kindle, what will happen to quiet libraries full of gilded, dog-eared, underlined, inscribed, beautiful, man-handled books? What about the physical expression of smelling, [...]
by Bohemian Bookworm on July 29, 2008
The upside of being a voracious reader is that you develop a great vocabulary. The downside is, since you’ve often only seen the written form, you don’t actually know how to pronounce said vocabulary words. The very worst is when, in the manner of MTV Diaries, you think you know… but you have no idea.