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“TV… If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they‛ll have with twenty-six. Open your child‛s imagination. Open a book.” ~Author Unknown Happy New Year Fellow Readers… 2011…a New Year with endless opportunities and possibilities outstretched before us…may this year be one of good health, good fortune, happiness and wonderful reading experiences! As many make resolutions for the New Year, my wish is that you are able to find some time in your busy life to find time for the printed word…to touch, hold, slow down and experience the printed word on a paper page…a traditional book. I will admit that the e-reader may have had an impact in sales this past year at Tattered Pages Used Books. I am fascinated by new technology but there are those of us, including myself, who favor the printed page of a book. That tactile experience of holding the book, placing the bookmark, sensing the page, even putting on our “cheaters” connects us to the author, the time, place and sense of the story. My grand-daughters Skye and Trinity are both in Kindergarten and showing great pride in learning to read. Nothing is sweeter than to cuddle with a child on your lap and slow down the pace as you read a children‛s book together. Trinity loves her experiences on an e-tablet and using her Tag reader but it just isn‛t the same as the shared reading experience of adult and child and a book. I have always found reading to be a joy! I was the type of child who hid under the covers with a flashlight long after “lights out” trying to get in just one more chapter. Though there are definite advantages to the e-reader…you can‛t share that with a friend easily. So many of my “regulars” read a paperback and then send it off to a friend. After it has made the rounds it often ends up back here on our shelves. I love opening the first page to see the initials and often ratings of the book by those who have read it. For those who need Large Print we have about 50
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titles here, by best selling authors in large print. Here at Tattered Pages Used Books, I spend my day in the company of approximately 18,000 books. As I walk the stacks, through the genres…I reflect upon those great conversations that I have had with customers. I love visiting with Linda who enjoys the “bodice ripper” romances! All of hers must be set in foreign lands, though! Her stack is filled with dukes, duchesses, highlanders, scoundrels, governesses, and barons. These are her ultimate get away. Diane and George have been searching for new adventures that contain dragons, sci-fi/fantasy such as “Eragon” and “Pern” series, where the dragons are allied with humans. Darlene visits almost weekly as she trades in her mysteries and tries new authors. She brings her mysteries with her to appointments and her visits to her husband in the nursing home. Books are a great way to spend time that may otherwise seem to drag. Instead of thumbing through magazines (though there is nothing wrong with that) you could go back into the on-going story of your recent novel. The other day I had a lovely new customer looking for British mysteries by P.D. James, M.C. Beaton and Ellis Peters. She said that they bring her back to England and the days that she spent walking the stacks in her favorite used bookstores. I am always amused by the customers who assume that I may have read every author and genre in the store as I attempt to match them up with just the right “read”. I have to admit, I haven‛t read all of them, hah, but I do depend on my tie to technology to assist me with my search. I have found several sites on the internet that can help me find: British mysteries, the newest urban fantasy authors, similar historical fiction when I may not be able to pull up advice immediately. I have also learned so much about these authors and genres from our customers. It is their passion for reading that spills
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