E-books and Lit (the band)

Today's big excitement was taking the kids to get their H1N1 flu vaccine. Tiana was all freaked out worried about getting a shot only to find out she was allowed to get the nasal spray! She screamed and cried and wouldn't get ready to go because she didn't want a shot and got up there to find she didn't have to anyway. That's kids for you.

The big controversy in the publishing world right now is e-books. Nathan Bransford admits to being addicted to his Kindle, loves e-books, and often talks about them on his blog. Today's post asks the question: Will you ever buy mostly e-books? I had to answer that you would have to pry my print books out of my cold dead hands and found I was on par with a split majority between being hooked on print books (p-books) and those willing to consider welcoming in the new age of e-books and electronic reading devices.

I have no problem with technology or those willing to read books in electronic formats, but I personally believe I will never see the day that I would prefer to curl up in bed with a cold hard piece of electronics rather than the warm inviting pages of a good printed book. I also wonder how would authors do book signings if the book is an e-book? How would a book become a classic collector's item in the future if the book is an e-book easily shared among the masses? I believe we lose something of our culture if we go to strictly an e-book society. I just hope it isn't coming to that in the near future!

That's my two cents worth anyway. What do you think of e-books?

The music of the moment today is on my Windows Media Player "Mel's Fun Music" playlist and is the song "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit. This is one of those "one hit wonder" groups, but I love this song and always find myself singing along whenever it comes on the radio! I can't help it. It's a fun song to sing to and more than once have I found Scarlett and me singing our hearts out together to this song. Now that's mother/daughter bonding. :-)