tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post5442145252267627070..comments2023-10-29T04:44:35.931-05:00Comments on Pobble Thoughts: And One MoreBostonPobblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08900134112278236654noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post-38625098121726127902008-12-13T11:22:00.000-06:002008-12-13T11:22:00.000-06:00I hate to be the bearer of bad news here but I thi...I hate to be the bearer of bad news here but I think this should be pointed out. <BR/><BR/>One of the biggest issues this society faces (and part of the reason that bookstores aren't faring as well) is that we're a society that in general doesn't like to read. <BR/><BR/>You're lucky to get someone to read words on the internet but when it comes to books or newspapers not so much. <BR/><BR/>Intellectualism and the pursuit thereof is equated with elitism and that's what's tragic. I personally would do all of my holiday shopping in a bookstore and buy books for my loved ones but all but maybe one or two people would read. <BR/><BR/>In all honesty, I'm surprised bookstores have managed this long. I guess it's a testament to the fact that those of us who are readers are voracious ones at that. <BR/><BR/>I guess the best way to save bookstores is to start a campagin to get people to read. It goes without saying but we'd have fewer problems if people educated themselves or challenged themselves through the arts and literature. I know, I know, I'm preaching to the choir here.<BR/><BR/>But here's to intellectuals and elitists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post-25512074703575229862008-12-12T22:42:00.000-06:002008-12-12T22:42:00.000-06:00I am going to email this to all my reading friends...I am going to email this to all my reading friends, and book clubs. Books are the most reasonable and inexpensive gift to give. I support him in enouraging people to go buy books! For you and me both Pobble.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037132101026488589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post-35103798115105720492008-12-12T16:41:00.000-06:002008-12-12T16:41:00.000-06:00GOML! ~ Ah, not only will I tell that to Roy but I...GOML! ~ Ah, not only will I tell that to Roy but I will put my bck to yours and fight anyone who says otherwise. The coffee will be on next time, I promise.<BR/><BR/>Lrns ~ Hm. Yes, I see the dilemma. How about this: you're "related" to an author. Maybe this buys you an out...?<BR/><BR/>Cam Pike ~ I know you do...to the point you are getting tagged here soon, in spite of the sportsy nature of your blog.<BR/><BR/>Wolfgrrrl ~ Please do! Yes! Forward away. Gimme a B!BostonPobblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900134112278236654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post-7991576002568525912008-12-12T12:10:00.000-06:002008-12-12T12:10:00.000-06:00Now that's a rallying cry I can get behind. With ...Now that's a rallying cry I can get behind. With your permission, BP, I'd like to forward this on to my own writing guild.kimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619167075054678786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post-79265659013431710382008-12-12T08:49:00.000-06:002008-12-12T08:49:00.000-06:00I will sound the bell. Despite my blog's love...I will sound the bell. Despite my blog's love of sport and watching sport TV, you know I love books! I promise to try and buy my books from the local sellers (unless I have a gift card...then you really can't blame we going to B&N).<BR/><BR/>I love browsing small book stores sometimes, you find some of the greatest stuff there. Obscure titles or authors you never would have seen in B&N or Borders.Cam Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504364817042397544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post-39316613080411990502008-12-11T23:08:00.000-06:002008-12-11T23:08:00.000-06:00Gah! I can't win. An impassioned plea from &...Gah! I can't win. An impassioned plea from "family." Oh no, what do I do? As part of a 2-year effort to simplify our lives, we started cutting the number of books, comicbooks & dvd's we bought and rediscovered the library. We're heavy readers and our book budget was insane. I even boxed up 60-70% of our huge book collection to donate to the library. <BR/><BR/>This isn't to say we're not buying books anymore, we're just being more selective (long before the downturn.) <BR/><BR/>To make me feel even more guilty, the last book I bought, Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book (for Slick's birthday) was from Amazon. Does that count?<BR/><BR/>Of course, I don't know any local "small" booksellers. Everything around here is bigbox. Does that count?LRNshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429346021124791105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14675799.post-61784443245674472032008-12-11T22:48:00.000-06:002008-12-11T22:48:00.000-06:00But I came for a cup of coffee. I am anti-print t...But I came for a cup of coffee. <BR/><BR/>I am anti-print these days. Don't worry, it will pass. But the deification of books over oral tradition has vastly changed us. Not always for the better. I am only now learning how valuable an oral legacy is to a culture. <BR/>So I have resolved to read only blogs for a while and seek to enjoy my literacy in a spoken way. You tell Roy that Beowulf was meant to be performed, not read. <BR/>I'll buy a bunch of books next year, when I love books again.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382395307827072366noreply@blogger.com