Following my post on bookshelves, I decided to ask a few friends for snapshots of their bookshelves. Anonymously posting, lets see if we can figure a bit more out about these folks. If you were at a party in this person's home, or on a date with them, what would you gather from this display?
Of course this question led to others.
In addition to just WHAT they read I also started to ponder, what about the way they arrange and display their books. Take for instance my friends who really just have a book room, rather than a bookcase. Could we say this couple does not have time to worry about such mundane structures as bookshelves, as they're too busy reading their books?
The topic of ebooks came up. This NYTimes article dubbed Snooping in the Age of Ebooks, raises the frightening issue that such insight into a strangers world maybe impossible with the rise of electronic readers.
Well, as far as my home goes, I'm completely transparent. While, I do adopt technologies, but I think I will always collect physical books. I like to hold them, bend them, write in them, and accidentally spill coffee (okay, red wine) all over them.
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