The girls are I were having dinner this weekend for my birthday and as we always do, we began a little debate. This particular debate was about books and kindles. We were divided almost 50/50, some of us love books, some of us love kindles. The argument for kindles is that they save space, books are cheaper to download, they're lighter to pack and carry and they're more "advanced". Unfortunately books can't compete with any of that. Books are always going to be heavier, more space-consuming, more expensive and more of a pain to take on holiday. However having said that, the idea of not having a book to read upsets me quite a lot. When I was younger, I can't remember a day or night going by without my parents reading me a bedtime story. My book collection as I got older spanned across three bookcases. Now I'm 23 (eeeek how did that happen?!) my books share my bookcases with my shoes but nonetheless we have five in the house and they're all stuffed full of old and new books.
My ultimate home-ambition is to have a library, chock-a-block with books and magazines which I'll preserve forever. For me, reading a book or a magazine on a kindle is not, and never will be, an option. And if I have children and grandchildren you can be sure I'll be reading them bedtime stories from a book and not a kindle.
Here's some image inspiration to make you put down that kindle and head to Waterstones...
