E-Books Are Easier
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poliphiloI used to collect books obsessively. Look how well-read I am! Look how my book shelves groan! Have you noticed the complete (well nearly complete) set of the collected works of Thomas de Quincey? But it's ages since I bought myself a printed book. Instead I finish one e-book, go clickety-click- and there's the next.
As a student I was told that a single glance at a person's bookcase would tell you when they gave up thinking. No longer true, is it? OK they might not be displaying anything with a publishing date later than- say- 2007, but that could just represent the year they went digital.
As a student I was told that a single glance at a person's bookcase would tell you when they gave up thinking. No longer true, is it? OK they might not be displaying anything with a publishing date later than- say- 2007, but that could just represent the year they went digital.
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Date: 2016-07-29 09:41 am (UTC)On the other hand I used to spend a great deal of time tracking down rare and out of print items- also current titles the local shop had chosen not to stock- and now almost everything and anything that was ever put into print is just a click away.