User talk:DEEKSHA 1995

~TOPIC: E-BOOKS V/S HARD COPY BOOKS

Let me start with a conclusion right away. I prefer real books over e-books anytime. What follows is the rationale or the logic that got me to the conclusion. Somebody has rightly said “Paradise must be a kind of library”. This sums up my bias for books as compared to e books. The touch and feel of a book shall always remain unmatched. To me the best décor in a room is books on a rack. The stack of books that a person has is probably a statement of style, taste and personality of a person. Marcus Cicero has rightly said “A room without books is like a body without soul”. E books give us the text of a book in a specific manner and at low cost but it can’t give us a library or even a small book room. And the differences further are so well summed by Mark Twain “In a good book room you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing some wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them”. The type of feeling one gets in a bookshop or a library is unique and divine like that of a temple. Books create an ambience that is so compelling and comforting that you can be at you best when you are surrounded by them. The scent of a printed page of a book and the satisfaction of turning it over or keeping those fancy bookmarks is missing in e books. The quick retrieval of a book, chapter /verse at an impulse/ impatience of a book lover may not be fulfilled by an e book. Books are one of the best gifts to receive or give. A book is a gift you can open again and again. To me I count them amongst my valued possessions and the sense of owning a book is simply great. Stephan king has rightly said “Books are a uniquely portable magic. There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It’s like falling in love.” These are quotes of some of the greatest writers and I agree with every letter in total spirit of these.