But electronic books don't smell anything. And they don't love you back. And they do not create a soothing atmosphere. And they are not pretty. And they have no texture. And they are not real. They are only the text. Not books.
I agree that they don't smell. I like that.
As for them not being "real". They are as real as your words that you just wrote.
Yes, and they are not books. They are text. Books are ... something more.
Your definition of book and my definition of book will not coincide. Reactionary! 

True.

*MySmiley*
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On possession of books.
29/10/2009 07:13:44 PM
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Re: <sings Madonna>
29/10/2009 08:06:13 PM
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My friends wanted to make a bonfire of my books last time I moved.
29/10/2009 09:10:16 PM
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No.
29/10/2009 09:28:11 PM
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i always keep the books i think are worth it
29/10/2009 09:38:38 PM
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If I kept the books I felt worth it, I would keep them all.
29/10/2009 09:46:57 PM
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yes but i have a habit of re-reading my books at some future point -- except the textbooks
29/10/2009 10:03:04 PM
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I'm at an interesting crossroads myself, now that I've got an eBook reader.
29/10/2009 09:56:19 PM
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A failing you say?
29/10/2009 10:07:34 PM
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To quote my wise grandmother, "There's a difference between sentiment and sediment."
29/10/2009 10:22:31 PM
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Re: On possession of books.
29/10/2009 09:59:04 PM
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We must agree to disagree.
29/10/2009 10:10:40 PM
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Re: We must agree to disagree.
29/10/2009 10:20:09 PM
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I wouldn't worry.
29/10/2009 10:19:10 PM
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Ok. I won't worry.
30/10/2009 01:37:18 PM
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Are you truly trying to claim that none of the knowledge you've learned from your books
30/10/2009 02:51:35 PM
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I think you may have failed to read the original post or have misunderstood it
30/10/2009 03:00:48 PM
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no
30/10/2009 03:06:53 PM
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Re: On possession of books.
30/10/2009 01:05:25 PM
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People seem to lend books! I am in a distinct minority. I don't lend books. Or give them to people.
30/10/2009 01:46:25 PM
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Library donation is a good idea; you might check around with some local schools, too.
31/10/2009 02:49:48 PM
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