I suppose this
would be a good time to remind all of you that books are, by far, the best
Christmas gifts. Yes, even for non-readers: In fact, books owned by people who
don’t read are not only great re-gifts, but when not re-gifted they’re among
the books in the best condition. No dog-ears, no food stains, no bent pages …
pristine. Two hundred years from now, you can resell books in such good
condition for enough money to make up for inflation, if you should happen to
still be alive.
In addition to
that, books:
Require no
batteries.
Almost never rot
your brains.
In hardcover
editions can be used for self-defense.
Can be hollowed
out to hide all sorts of contraband and/or listening devices.
Make bookcases
much more useful.
Never go offline
during power outages, assuming you have backup lighting. If you don’t have that
in case of power outages, are you really smart enough to read?
Also, should you
go into a place like, say Albion Village Foods, Noble Art Gallery, Doc’s
Hardware, Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, or the Old Jail Museum, you’re shopping
locally. You might even pick up things other than, say, books with my name on
them, and that would support local businesses, and if you mention I sent you
they might stock more of my books. This makes me happy, and don’t you want to
see me happy? I thought so.
But if you’ve
heard horror stories about going out shopping this time of year, you could
always go to our website at http://www.markrhunter.com/books.html.
This gives you a choice of nine books in five or six different genres (because
I just can’t seem to keep my mind on one thing), with prices ranging all the
way down to free (for Strange Portals,
anyway). It’s like Black Friday somehow turned into bright December.
So that’s my pitch, and if you spread the word I
promise I’ll continue to be funny and entertaining. Okay, I’ll try.
Paperbacks on the other hand can't really be used for much more than tossing.
ReplyDeleteBut when you want to toss something but not do much damage, you're in business!
DeleteBut digital ones are handy when sitting in a waiting room. Funny.
ReplyDeleteAin't that the truth; three years ago I'd never had a smart phone, now I have an ap to read my e-books and I'm in Heaven.
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