tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603464666649860714.post8318701063769405643..comments2019-09-20T11:36:15.229-04:00Comments on The View from the Old Lighthouse: Top Ten Reasons Why a Used Book Beats an eBookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603464666649860714.post-60625069702261468482008-07-03T13:30:00.000-04:002008-07-03T13:30:00.000-04:00Preach it, sister! Staggering home, weighed down ...Preach it, sister! Staggering home, weighed down ... waking the next morning with an unabated thirst for just one more chapter ...Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423498450624665270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603464666649860714.post-1478415651709645612008-07-03T13:22:00.000-04:002008-07-03T13:22:00.000-04:00Amen again!The struggle I have with passing by boo...Amen again!<BR/><BR/>The struggle I have with passing by bookstores, whether for old or new ... is comparable with that of some people craving a drink, I believe. I know that in times of great trouble, I wind up buying books as a solace. At least it's a fairly harmless addiction ... and I am still resisting eBooks with everything I have. :-DJulie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603464666649860714.post-205617931696650682008-07-03T11:21:00.000-04:002008-07-03T11:21:00.000-04:00Welcome, Julie D.! And thanks for the warm welcom...Welcome, Julie D.! And thanks for the warm welcome.<BR/><BR/>Although I came of age before Al Gore invented the Internet, I was introduced to computing by my father, who loved gadgets and hi-tech toys. He brought home our first computer -- the Vic 20. It was love at first sight ...<BR/><BR/>Like you, I like the new technologies, and listen to podcasts (including yours, now) and read eBooks when it's convenient. But they'll have to pry my real books from my cold, dead hands ...Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423498450624665270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603464666649860714.post-36085340730916776002008-07-03T11:04:00.000-04:002008-07-03T11:04:00.000-04:00AMEN!As a fellow book lover who is not above new m...AMEN!<BR/><BR/>As a fellow book lover who is not above new media (ahem ... for instance my podcast, Forgotten Classics), I can't stand the idea of replacing real books with electronic ones.<BR/><BR/>Welcome to the blogosphere ... found you via Mark Shea. I'll be back!Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.com