I love books. I have always loved books, I love the way they feel in my hand, love the way they look on my shelves, I even love the way they smell. I was thoroughly against E-readers when they first came out. I said I’d never give up my paper books. Then I won a Nook at a benefit. Before I knew it, I was downloading books and juggling paperbacks. Now that I’m older (and my eyes aren’t as good) I read evenly between my E-books and my paper books. And I know I’m reading more because of technology, not less.

I can still wander around a bookstore for hours, reading the insides of dust jackets and admiring the cover art. By the time I’m ready to leave I have two or three books in hand and two or three listed in my phone for download later. It’s the best of both worlds.

And if there’s good coffee in the bookstore I just might not leave until they kick me out!