Post 2: What is a book?

A book is an adventure. It doesn’t matter whether you are reading it on your iPhone, iPad, Kindle, or an actual book, the words are the same. Funny books will still make you laugh, sad books will still make you cry, and action books will still make you wish your life was more interesting. Whether you are reading from the tiny print of a large book or the tiny print on your IPhone, the words that you are reading will have the same effect on you. When your favorite character dies, leaving their best friend alone in the world, you cry, because the words the author uses make you cry not because you are reading the words off of paper.  When that same person finally musters up the courage to open themselves back up to people and falls in love, you feel the same happiness reading their love story on your Kindle as you do reading it in a paperback book. No matter what the words are written on the message is still the same.

Some people may prefer having an actual book, because they claim they want to take notes in the margin, but with all the technology today you can highlight important lines on an eBook and I’m sure there is a way to add notes to that too.  Actually if you think about it, it may be easier to find your favorite part in an eBook than in an actual book because you can just click the search bar, type in a couple key words, and your device will pull up all the places these words are placed side by side in the book.

So I believe instead of complaining about how eBooks are ruining the idea of books, embrace the change. Embrace the fact that the book industry is changing. Maybe even accept that this change is advantageous because you will never forget your book at home. Don't let the idea that a book should be printed on paper stop you from downloading a book onto your phone and reading it, because a book is a book, whatever way you read it.