He's one of my top-five authors; his books are shelved on the downstairs bookshelf where everyone can see them. He's probably the most-represented author in my collection, based on numbers of books I own.
Re: ebooks - I've read some ebooks on an iPad, and I can see myself doing some of my reading there, but for anything I truly value I'm always going to want the physical book (preferably in hardcover).
Still, the devil's advocate in me whispers "I wonder if someone, upon seeing their first story written down on papyrus, argued that it would never be as good as hearing the actual bard telling the story. The words lie there flat and lifeless, mashed down and devoid of any feeling.". Devil's advocates are well-named.
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Date: 2011-09-10 06:57 pm (UTC)Joe is brilliant, 99 times out of every 100.
He's one of my top-five authors; his books are shelved on the downstairs bookshelf where everyone can see them. He's probably the most-represented author in my collection, based on numbers of books I own.
Re: ebooks - I've read some ebooks on an iPad, and I can see myself doing some of my reading there, but for anything I truly value I'm always going to want the physical book (preferably in hardcover).
Still, the devil's advocate in me whispers "I wonder if someone, upon seeing their first story written down on papyrus, argued that it would never be as good as hearing the actual bard telling the story. The words lie there flat and lifeless, mashed down and devoid of any feeling.". Devil's advocates are well-named.