Best Sellers post #2: What is a book?

A book is story time. When you were young and sitting on the carpet for story time did you go up and touch the book. Did the teacher pass the book around for you all to hold? Did you hate story time because you were not holding the book? This is how I view a book. I do not think it matters whether you read from a kindle or a paper-back book. Either way it is the story that you read not the texture or smell. I do not think that we should get rid of books but I do not think it should matter if you read from a kindle. It is your own choice what you chose to read from.  

I agree with Joe Meno when he explains, “What I’ve come to acknowledge or slowly except is that the idea of the book is more important than the actual form it takes-the message, the content being more vital than the medium-“ When you buy a book, do you buy it because it feels interesting or it smells good? No, you buy a book because you are interested in the story. A book is a story that you read. It is your own story time. I like reading paper books, but I also enjoy my kindle. I can change the font, mark pages highlight things, search things, and it is a good learning tool.

It is not a requirement for students to have a kindle or e-reader, but it is also not a requirement that they don’t. It shouldn’t matter so much to people what others chose read their books on. I think people are trying too hard to regulate what you read from when honestly, who cares. As long as you are reading the story, the message, within the text.

I do not agree with Tom Piazza when he talks about how the weight of the book matters. About how the author put effort into how long the book is. But don’t you think still reading all the pages in the book; you will still see how much effort was put into making it so long. A book is still a book, no matter what you read it on.