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FarFromHome
Valinor
Apr 21 2009, 8:05pm
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and files, and web "pages", why not volumes?  It's all metaphorical at this point, I guess!
I believe it was when we moved from Canada to Ireland a few years ago that I really started to notice the sheer bulk of books - most of the boxes we brought seemed to be books, despite the fact that we weeded them out pretty severely before we left. And it started to seem odd that we have walls full of shelves, filled with sheets of paper pressed between covers, when it's really the content that matters! Not that I plan to get rid of the books I have - I'm too attached to them for that. But I love having my favourite books with me all the time, so I can read them wherever and whenever I want to.
I suppose I feel much the same about my record collection - every piece of music I own is right there any time I want to listen to it. With a good pair of headphones the quality is comparable to my CD player, so even at home I usually listen to the iPod. There are a few things - Beethoven symphonies for example - that need a little more heft than the iPod can provide, but otherwise the sound is surprisingly satisfying. But I'm no audiophile - I left all my vinyl back in Canada, and no longer have the hardware to play it anyway. I've always loved computer technology, though, so I suppose I was a bit of a pushover for the iPod - it's so elegantly designed, it's made me understand why people love Apple so much.
Farewell, friends! I hear the call.
The ship’s beside the stony wall.
Foam is white and waves are grey;
beyond the sunset leads my way.
Bilbo's Last Song
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Just spotted this on the Harper Collins website
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Jazmine
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Apr 21 2009, 6:03pm
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Tolkien electronically, legally! But how does it work?
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 21 2009, 6:10pm
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I think so
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Jazmine
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Apr 21 2009, 6:14pm
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A little more info
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NottaSackville
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Apr 21 2009, 6:16pm
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I've just bought LotR and The Hobbit
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FarFromHome
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Apr 21 2009, 7:03pm
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A "one-volume" electronic text ...?!
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visualweasel
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Apr 21 2009, 7:33pm
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Well if you can have folders
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FarFromHome
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Apr 21 2009, 8:05pm
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Books are heavy!
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visualweasel
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Apr 21 2009, 8:13pm
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Argh! Don't make me think about moving books!
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Jazmine
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Apr 21 2009, 8:28pm
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Well...
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Apr 22 2009, 3:56am
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Tolkien and the iPhone
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bookgirl13
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Apr 23 2009, 8:32pm
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You need to get...
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FarFromHome
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Apr 23 2009, 9:15pm
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I shall have to try the eReader app
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bookgirl13
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Apr 23 2009, 9:36pm
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*snert*
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Ataahua
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Apr 22 2009, 12:34am
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Try eReader.com
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priell3
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Apr 21 2009, 11:25pm
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Thankyou so much for this!
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Elven
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Apr 23 2009, 11:45am
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