I know we have discussed many a time on here favourite books but what has never really been discussed is the way in which we have changed how we read.
Kindle (other manufacturers are available) has led the market in having all of your books in one small ereader. I swore I'd never buy one as I prefer holding a book but I have one and to be honest I love it.
I still buy books but only if it is a book I really want to keep or if it is a book I will probably read once then discard and it is cheaper than on amazon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45446899#comment_131688136
Waterstones have bought an ailing book company to "save the bookshop generation" but in my opinion it is simply a marketing ploy. I like going in to Waterstones but never buy from it. Supermarkets have the books at half the price or I can get them on the kindle at half the price.
Unfortunately with the demise of the book shop it means job losses. I know Zach was once an employee of Collins which for a long time was the leader in books. Now I believe he uses a library in Tesco (I didn't know there was such a combination )
There are a few books I am part way through both on ereader and paperback. I want to read the new Stephen King book Outsiders but while it remains £10 for the hardback and on kindle then I shall wait a few months for the paperback edition at £4
Thoughts on a Friday?
Closure of the Bookshop Generation
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Think the last book I read was in higher English, back when I was 16.
Used to read a lot as a kid but nothing kills passion like being forced to read and analyse books for school. Well, that and the internet/video games.
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Mid summers nights dream, got suspense from school for three day cos I said to the English Lit teacher that Shakespeare was probably a Nonce
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Mid summers nights dream, got suspense from school for three day cos I said to the English Lit teacher that Shakespeare was probably a Nonce
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I got suspense at school too
I didn’t know what bully was going to hit me first each day
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Mid summers nights dream, got suspense from school for three day cos I said to the English Lit teacher that Shakespeare was probably a Nonce
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I got suspense at school too
I didn’t know what bully was going to hit me first each day
Wasn’t usually bullies, I ran a small scale bookies at school, I wasn’t a very good bookie, luckily the school had 4 entrances, my Bomkies closed due to bankruptcy
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How the feck is Bomkies a correction of Bookies?
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my Bomkies closed due to bankruptcy
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Club, mate.
It’s spelled ‘club’.
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Good thread lads.
posted on 8/9/18
Bit late to the party here, but I am 100% for physical books. I spend enough time at work staring at a screen so it's good to read a bit of printed paper. There's definitely something to the tactile nature of it too, and the same reason I still buy records for music. I still use Spotify a LOT for discovering new music or listening away from home and the subscription is well worth it, but for collecting and listening at home, nothing beats vinyl.
Away book shopping with a pal next weekend, we'll hit the second hand stores around great western road. I only tend to buy from Waterstones if I consistently can't find what I'm after second hand.