Craig Mod on his reading habits:
But in the past two years, something unexpected happened: I lost the faith. Gradually at first and then undeniably, I stopped buying digital books. I realised this only a few months ago, when taking stock of my library, both digital and physical. Physical books – most of all, works of literary fiction – I continue to acquire voraciously. I split my time between New York and Tokyo, and know that with each New York trip I’ll pick up a dozen or more volumes from bookstores or friends.
Collecting books is one thing but I am a full fledged devotee of digital books, mainly I guess because I do most of my reading in bed at night. It is so nice having that white text on a black background and being able to dim it way down.
I live in a small town with 6 independent bookstores and I went to a literary festival last weekend. When I’m traveling, I love my Kindle. When I’m home I love going to bookstores. To me, it’s not an either/or.
I think the Kindle has increased reading overall and has taken a dent out of the big box booksellers. The strange side effect is that people are buying more books and buying them from the independent booksellers. People are discovering the joys of real bookstores all over again.
Digital books have their place, but I find myself becoming more in love with printed books than I ever thought I would.