On 12 October 2010 21:29, simon ransome simon@nosher.net wrote:
I totally agree - I have hundreds, if not over a thousand books (partly thanks to having worked for Clays the book printers in Bungay for a few years in the 90s ;-). I love just furtling through them, especially my large collection of 1970s and 1980s computer reference books (VIC-20, 64, PET, 6502, BBC, Spectrum programming, etc).
However, I also love the idea of a Kindle (I've been playing with the Android app version recently), as it would save having to haul around 5 or 6 heavy O'Reilly books if I fancied a spot of light tech reading on the train...
I had to join in the thread just because i like the word 'furtle' so much, I've nothing much to add. I too love paper books, and there can be no comparison to being able to pick one up and have a small furtle through it to see if you fancy reading it. However, I was thinking of getting my Mum one of these for her 80th next month - she's got degenerative eye disease and grumbles like mad about the choice of large-print books on offer in the local library. She's as luddite as they come, though, so not sure how the jabbing of buttons will go. Have read very favourable reports for font sizing and background quality for impaired vision. Also agree that for travelling or computer books a kindle is a great option. The number of tech books I have on the shelf that I've blinked and they're out of date....if I get Mum one, I may be wooed.
Jenny
PS: Whilst we're on the subject, does anyone else have their books shelved alphabetically, or is it just me? ;-)