I love reading. I always have. I remember browsing Gibson's Discount Center (the "WalMart" of my youth)and poring over their several racks of books.(On a related note. Will there ever be a publisher to rival the glory days of Bantam Books?).
I was very selective in my reading, so it might take several visits before I found a title that interested me enough to spend a couple bucks to make it mine. Many of them were read and forgotten but some became like old friends and found a permanent place on my bookshelf.
One of my favorite experiences was when I would be browsing the racks and find just the book I was looking for!
I couldn't wait to take it home and get started on it. The smell, the feel and look of unwrinkled pages and an unbroken spine!
Over the years, publishing has changed and the number of new non-fiction titles has dwindled. Most of the new books are published in trade size and no longer in the beloved paperback size I love so much.
The worst thing is that now everything is available on e-books or whatever they call the electronic versions that you have to download or whatever and then read on the screen of some electronic gadget. Sure it is handy, but it is not the same and never will be.
Sometimes just browsing my bookshelf brings fond memories and smiles, and each book has its own character.
I'll check back in 20 years and see who has fond memories of their Kindle...
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