tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968056.post2882415212637129785..comments2007-09-09T18:45:49.765-07:00Comments on Tight Sainthood: No One Reads Newspapers Anymore Jimmy Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700283384274714344noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968056.post-25141187388636130162007-09-09T18:45:00.000-07:002007-09-09T18:45:00.000-07:00Yeah, books have a usability and an aesthetic and ...Yeah, books have a usability and an aesthetic and tactile appeal that's special in ways that magazines and newspapers aren't, and I'd really <I>hate</I> to see boooks die off. I never felt this way about LPs or CDs or film or typewriters or airplane instruments or much else that's been superceded, but — so far, at least — there's nothing that matches a book for me. And what would I do with all those books on my shelves?!Jimmy Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700283384274714344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968056.post-51201291633114253782007-09-09T16:00:00.000-07:002007-09-09T16:00:00.000-07:00You know what I'm really afraid of, Jimmy? The dea...You know what I'm really afraid of, Jimmy? The death of the book. I can't feel sorry about newspapers but there remains something about the word on paper that's just lost on a screen.Angela Natividadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14122974605784803487noreply@blogger.com