I have a confession to make... I'm a book-aholic.I purposely do not buy bookshelves (which I need), so I don't have space to fill with more books. So for now, I make clever arrangements not unlike Tetris on the shelves to get them all to fit. But..why do I go through all the trouble of carrying and storing books in the first place? After all, we are living in a digital world where thousands of titles could be at my fingertips without having to lug around a stack of books. I wouldn't be the first to write about how a book feels in your hands. How turning each page provides that level of suspense book lovers enjoy. Some may even go as far as the smell of a familiar book or how you hear the cracking of the binding as you open it up. But the plot thickens. Is reading an e-book really reading at all? E-books are becoming more interactive with videos, advertisements, and other moving imagery that can be distracting to the reader. Is this why in a study conducted with middle school children, they failed to grasp the information they read? Despite being more motivated than the "real" book readers, to read in the first place? Hmmm...interesting. It's so tempting to buy a device that will be less wasteful and more practical. But for us... we need the real thing. I don't want my children marketed to through pop-up advertisements and distracted with interactivity. We want our girls to get lost in a story using thier own imaganiations. Besides, I'd rather not worry about the battery life of their books. What are your thoughts on e-books?
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