Why Gary Price bought ‘The Case for Books’ in E
By Gary Price, Editor of ResourceShelf
Ah, the suspense.
Would Gary Price—the founding info-maven of ResourceShelf—buy The Case for Books in an electronic or paper edition?
TeleRead promised an answer, and directly from Gary himself, here it is. – D.R.
The winner? The e-book version, which I’ve been reading on Kindle for iPhone. A few of the reasons why:
- In all of the last-minute stuff I needed to do before a trip, I didn’t have time to go to the bookstore.
- I purchased the book the night before my trip. I could have even bought the book in the taxi on the way to the airport or while I waited to board at the gate.
- Like it or not, Price. It was about one-half the cost of the print edition. By the way, some/all of the essays are likely available for free via New York Review of Books.
- It seems I’m always losing things so this way I had nothing to lose (except my iPhone, which I would be taking with me anyway) and one fewer item to place in my already-overflowing carry-on bag.
Have I read any of the books on my actual Kindle device (1st gen) since I returned home? No, I continue with my iPhone.
I still have issues with low-light reading. An Amazon rep suggested I could buy a book light and attach it to the Kindle cover. Well, I have a book light and have attached it to the cover. It’s a mediocre experience at best.
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