piragon:

thedistortedone:

relativemorals:

YES. I’m tired of all of you pretentious assholes saying that I’m not “really reading” because I use a kindle.

Yes, you are reading.You are just reading a “lesser” form of book. Reading isn’t just reading the words on a page/screen, it’s smelling the book, new or old, it’s wearing the books spine out after rereading it for the X’th time, it’s leaving crease marks on a page you flipped too fast because you were that eager to get to the next page, and most of all, it’s losing yourself in a book to the point where the world around you no longer exists. And I, for one, cannot lose myself in an electronic screen. The words of a real book take on a depth that cannot ever be recreated on anything electronic. So you may be reading a book, but you will never truly experience a book unless you read it in a printed medium.

I am reblogging this straight from the guy himself. All the comments after this are pathetic intellectual shaming, and trying to absurdify his argument as a counter.

I may, or may not share this guys opinion, but crying elitist, and even sexistly  throwing out words like “creepy” are the true responses of morons, and it makes me seriously fear for the future of society if this is the only way people have to respond to a well written, and expressed opinion against them.

So bully to you thedistortedon !

“pathetic intellectual shaming” right, he’s the one looking down on people for using e-readers and talking about how you can’t get the depth of a story unless it’s on printed paper (which is absolute bullshit and he should get off of tumblr if electronic words are so meaningless~) and WE’RE the pathetic ones?

agent-355:

nolivingman:

piratesswoop:

thedistortedone:

relativemorals:

YES. I’m tired of all of you pretentious assholes saying that I’m not “really reading” because I use a kindle.

Yes, you are reading.You are just reading a “lesser” form of book. Reading isn’t just reading the words on a page/screen, it’s smelling the book, new or old, it’s wearing the books spine out after rereading it for the X’th time, it’s leaving crease marks on a page you flipped too fast because you were that eager to get to the next page, and most of all, it’s losing yourself in a book to the point where the world around you no longer exists. And I, for one, cannot lose myself in an electronic screen. The words of a real book take on a depth that cannot ever be recreated on anything electronic. So you may be reading a book, but you will never truly experience a book unless you read it in a printed medium.

lol this pretentious bullshit. “The words of a real book take on a depth that cannot ever be recreated on anything electronic.” i mean really. anyway, the words of your reblog have no depth or meaning to me since i’m reading them in electronic form, but u tried it

LMAO I CAN’T

go sniff a book and get the fuck off tumblr bc ur electronic words mean nothing 2 me

BUT GUYS IT’S NOT A REAL BOOK B/C YOU CAN’T SMELL IT

YOU CAN’T RUN YOUR TONGUE UP ITS SPINE

YOU CAN’T WHISPER SWEET NOTHINGS IN WHAT YOU PERCEIVE TO BE ITS EAR

do you not realise how creepy you sound

you’re reading a fucking paperback not eating pussy

“you’re reading a fucking paperback not eating pussy” lmfao omg cremate me and spread my ashes i am DONE

This :D

if you didn’t have a library card, then you weren’t having fun

tinywaitress:

My Royal Diaries books, nicely arranged on one of the many shelves on my bookshelf.

want want want want! i loved these books as a kid! i think my mom sold mine, i can only find victoria’s

this :’)

prettybooks:

(by Pam Evangelista)