http://www.literaryangels.com/blog/one-hand-in-the-purse-and-plenty-of-misgivings/ Guides authors, heals books, and nurtures reading Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:18:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.literaryangels.com/blog/one-hand-in-the-purse-and-plenty-of-misgivings/comment-page-1/#comment-178 kunal Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:42:11 +0000 http://www.literaryangels.com/?p=183#comment-178 freshly printed paper :))) this i wonder when i last did... even some of my collage books were second hand[ or third or fourth etc] and the rest...wel i didnt have the rest :) fort...people...fort...go there and thou shall find the land of books :) second hand in good condition too :) freshly printed paper )) this i wonder when i last did… even some of my collage books were second hand[ or third or fourth etc] and the rest…wel i didnt have the rest
fort…people…fort…go there and thou shall find the land of books second hand in good condition too

]]> http://www.literaryangels.com/blog/one-hand-in-the-purse-and-plenty-of-misgivings/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Vandana Karve Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:34:58 +0000 http://www.literaryangels.com/?p=183#comment-175 Well now that you mention it, I guess I need to rethink my prejudice against e-readers. Like all hard core hard and paperback readers, I scorned the launch of e- readers because I felt I would be untrue to my first true love - the thrill of holding freshly printed paper in my hand. But now that you mention it perhaps it is more eco friendly to read on one of those thingies. And is it really that cheap?!! I have been debating for the past few days how I was going to initiate my son into reading. Ok so he is only 7 months old, so we have a long time to go.. But one can't be too early planning the important stuff can one?!! Well, of course he is going to start with paper. But as he grows older, he might also prefer books on the go or something fancy like that... So after all that dilly dallying- what have I finally decided... maybe wait and watch for a while... Well now that you mention it, I guess I need to rethink my prejudice against e-readers. Like all hard core hard and paperback readers, I scorned the launch of e- readers because I felt I would be untrue to my first true love – the thrill of holding freshly printed paper in my hand. But now that you mention it perhaps it is more eco friendly to read on one of those thingies. And is it really that cheap?!! I have been debating for the past few days how I was going to initiate my son into reading. Ok so he is only 7 months old, so we have a long time to go.. But one can’t be too early planning the important stuff can one?!! Well, of course he is going to start with paper. But as he grows older, he might also prefer books on the go or something fancy like that… So after all that dilly dallying- what have I finally decided… maybe wait and watch for a while…

]]> http://www.literaryangels.com/blog/one-hand-in-the-purse-and-plenty-of-misgivings/comment-page-1/#comment-172 The tale of two Readers Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:09:08 +0000 http://www.literaryangels.com/?p=183#comment-172 [...] Except when it comes to e-readers. So, I bit my lip and read the article announcing the impending launch of the Kindle in India on Oct 18. Damn, just when I was saving my money for my retirement home. So the new e-reader brought out by Mama Amazon is already a bad boy in the e-reader market. With the considerable clout that Mama Amazon wields, the Kindle is not levelling the playground, it purchased it lock, stock and barrel and turned it upside down and makes all the rules. So, personally, since I don’t like bullies, I would settle for the underdog Sony Reader, the Iliad, or somesuch, but they seem to be taking an awful lot of time deciding what they want to do or if they want to do it in my corner of the world. Meethil has all the need-to-know information covered up tight, so I am not going there. [READ MORE...] [...] [...] Except when it comes to e-readers. So, I bit my lip and read the article announcing the impending launch of the Kindle in India on Oct 18. Damn, just when I was saving my money for my retirement home. So the new e-reader brought out by Mama Amazon is already a bad boy in the e-reader market. With the considerable clout that Mama Amazon wields, the Kindle is not levelling the playground, it purchased it lock, stock and barrel and turned it upside down and makes all the rules. So, personally, since I don’t like bullies, I would settle for the underdog Sony Reader, the Iliad, or somesuch, but they seem to be taking an awful lot of time deciding what they want to do or if they want to do it in my corner of the world. Meethil has all the need-to-know information covered up tight, so I am not going there. [READ MORE...] [...]

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