Half Full by Maria Scrivan for June 25, 2021

E-Paper reader. They make waterproof ones.

Real books rule!

A “real” book doesn’t fare well getting wet either.

Give me a real book any day of the week.

Devices can be insured, hold hundreds of books, and hide an inclination to collect and pile up books – which, like many readers, I’ve done. No more! Finally going digital has been wonderful for me.

paperwhite water proof

Love my kindle. So much lighter and easier to take with you

Each has their place. I like whatever version of book the book I want to read is available at my local library.

No downloaded e-book will ever accrue in value.

I’m always, always, the only one in the waiting room reading a book. Everyone else has a screen of some kind in front of their face. I carry a small book or magazine with me (one of those big purse women) for waiting situations.

Each has its place. I like the convenience and visual reward of progressing, approaching the end, of paper. Ebooks, I’ve found the right app and ’puter to read old comics, finally, after much experimenting.

Now, what are you currently reading? I’m nearly finished (a ‘page turner’) Ender’s Shadow, one of the sequels to Enders’ Game. Before that, the Hunter Killers, on radar suppression the Wild Weasel air combat in Vietnam

My daughter and her friend were at the beach this last month for sunrise. They later settled down and my daughter grabbed a new book from the car while her friend studied for an exam. A surprise wave soaked them and almost all of their stuff. New book was ruined (the pages, once dried were all fanned out and gritty with salt and sand.) Her friend’s phone stopped working needed replacement. My daughter luckily only had to replace her $15.00 paperback.