Post 2: What is a book?

I agree with Joe Meno when he said "A book is a place".  People read books so they can be transferred into a new world and experience new and exciting things.  When I read a book I feel as if I am in the place where the book is playing out.  It's good to throw yourself into a book and pretend as if you are a character because you will be more excited to read it and will understand the book in a better outlook.

I don't care whether I am reading on a kindle, iPad, phone, or reading from an actual book.  Like Joe Meno said, the "idea of the book is more important than the actual form it takes".  The message is more important than the form the book comes in.  People should start saying don't judge a book by its form because it’s not how the book comes that matters, it’s the content.

Now, if I had to choose whether to read an actual book or an eBook, I would still choose the original form because I get more into the story that way.  I feel more involved when I can flip the page instead of swiping a screen.  The only time when I purchased a book off of my phone is when I finished the first book in the Hunger Games Series and couldn't wait any longer to read the next book.  I wasn't patient enough to wait for my mom to run me to a bookstore so I downloaded it immediately since it was such a good book and I wanted to find out what would happen next.  However, I know society is becoming more warped into technology and eventually eBooks will be a bigger hit than a physical book.

It is sad to me that bookstores are going out of business because I did go frequently as a child and was usually allowed to pick out one book I really wanted almost every time I went.  It always excited me that I had that book all to myself and no one was allowed to go in my room and read it without my permission.  It’s sad and pathetic that my sisters and I fight over using the computer and borrowing each other’s cellphones instead of fighting over each other’s books on our bookshelves.  Another faint memory I have is that there were book fairs every month in elementary school and I always looked forward to that day.  My mom would always send me off with money and I would always find a book to spend it on.  It’s sad how old traditions are fading out, but I'm sure new ones will be made with eBooks.  As long as reading is still around in a few years I won't mind what I am reading off of.