Post #2: What is a Book?

In my opinion a book is a stack of papers put together and bound. I think that books are able to take you anywhere you want to go. I like when Joe Meno says "the idea of the book is more important than the actual form it takes" (A Book is a Place). I like this because I think a book is a book no matter what shape it is in. Whether it be Kindle, actual paper, it doesn't matter to me. I would prefer  a paper book of course (hardback), but it's a time in life where most things aren't about what I would prefer. In today it is more about what is accessible and convenient, and  I think that a lot of people today would agree.

I don't agree with Nancy Jo Sales when she says " Would my life in books have been the same if they had been coming to me via Kindle or iPad? I don't think so" (Home Word Bound). I think books are impacting to whoever is reading them no matter what. It is the words that really matter not what shape you are ultimately holding. A book might be more comfortable, but it still gives off the same message. It is the same concept of how you listen to music. Would the people who are totally against electronic devices prefer to listen to their music on a Walkman or only go to live performances? Today is a changing age and the people who refuse to accept it are just stubborn.

To me the only thing magical about a book is the story it tells. The book would mean nothing to you if it were not for the words inside the book. I admit I do get a little attached to my books and like to showcase them on my book shelf. But I don't think the cover of it makes it any less majestic. The smell of books is one of my favorites too, but again, for convenience I do buy books on my iPad. I just love to read, in any shape and form, if it lights up or if it has pages with doggy ears.

Though I do think reading electronically is okay, I don't agree with another person's statement; "[Books] they're no more divine than a toaster". ( Victor VaValle, Scribble"I think real books do hold meaning. They create symbols of the book itself, and I think they should get a lot more credit than the worth of a toaster.

Books are important in whatever form people want to read them. If people are willing to read at all why does it even matter how they chose to do it?