Comments on: The Bibliomaniacs of Book Row

By: PattiMac

PattiMac — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:29:14 +0000

I have always loved books, even before I could read. My mom and grandma would read little golden books to me all the time. So, even to this day, a trip to the store requires the purchase of a book or two as a reward for being a “good girl”! Reading is truly a pleasure. The look, the feel and the story can transport one to never imagined adventures and destinations. Once I own a book, I can never part with it. My idea of heaven is to have my very own large library with a cozy fireplace and a really cushy leather wingback chair or two in which to curl up and read as long as I want! An electronic book will never take the place of a really good hard back. What would I do if my batteries went dead and I’m hundreds of miles from a store? A good book in hand will never let you down.

By: Clearer Vision

Clearer Vision — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:00:02 +0000

I will say that having a few books on my ipad when I travel really lightens my carry-on bag, but I love a well stocked library and the comfort of being surrounded by my favorite books. While a book audio book or an ebook is nice for travel, my first choice will always be a lovely hardback, thank you.

By: Jeff Nilsson

Jeff Nilsson — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:40:42 +0000

Thanks for your comments, and the reminder of how deeply people are attached to their books.
I’ve never met anyone who enjoyed reading who couldn’t name at least one, special book in his or her life. They can recall the days they spent reading it, and how it made them feel.
When they talk about their favorite books, they usually mention a novel they read as an adult, but a surprising number tell of a book they had as a child, when they first felt the thrill of holding an entire world in their hands as they searched for a secluded place of escape. I wish I had those books still. And no, I’m not interested in an electronic version.

By: Sheila Belveal

Sheila Belveal — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:24:55 +0000

I too, am a bibliophile. My mother and grandmother got me started. Mom gave me a book entitled, “Clara Barton, Army Wac” and Grandmother Laura gave me about 4 or 5 books from “Emilie Loring”. I spent many years collecting all 50 of her stories and just recently purchased the last elusive one. I found all of them in used book stores and then websites. I could not give up a good book for an e-reader for anything. The feel and smell are part of the whole experience of reading a book. Don’t ever stop producing books. I will always enjoy a good book to read.

By: Ima Ryma

Ima Ryma — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:38:39 +0000

Yes, I am a bibliophile.
Books are the true love of my life.
I found this out after a while
Of being married to my wife,
Who did not understand at all,
And whined to her mother of it.
Momma in law then came to call.
Both of them drove me to a fit.
Time passes. A policeman comes.
Where might my wife and her mom be?
I say my wife is at her mum’s,
But I don’t think he believes me.

The closer the policeman looks,
He finds both buried ‘neath my books.

By: Eileen Walker

Eileen Walker — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:41:22 +0000

Book collectors are special. I know because I am one. I have just about (using a rough count based on the average number per shelf) 950 books shelved. Along with having haunted bookstores (and raised in NYC I remember book row and the Strand Book Store) since early childhood. Having taken old books that my parents had (they had stacks !!) and I belong to every book club available (I have my introductory specials from the Science Fiction Book Club dated 1952). I have bought old books on Ebay that I remembered from long ago and I have my mothers set of Mark Twain that was a special deal from the NY Times sometime in the 1930′s at about 15 cents a volume … one at a time. I could go on … but this article was one I truly related to. But I do NOT want ebooks. I love my computer and I have been messing with these since before Windows was born … but they are NOT BOOKS !!