I come from a family of readers. If it were a professional sport, we'd all be millionaires and reading on some luxurious hammock somewhere on an island. My mom just got an iPad that she uses to read books online and I can't help but think how truly great that is! So it got me thinking what I should get the rest of my family.
• Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device is the perfect gift for the book worm in your life. This device can be taken anywhere for a good read — the beach, car, subway, living room, etc. Simply download each new book. It's $189 from Amazon with free shipping!
• Apple iPad if you're more of an Apple person and want a tablet to do more than just read books — the iPad is a great option. You can check your email, browse the internet, watch movies, read books and much more. It's available in 3G or wireless and starts at $499.
• BOOK BOOK is a laptop case made to look like vintage books. It's durable yet lightweight and is easily disguised as books in a playful way. It's a seriously great gift for a book worm, they'll love it. BOOK BOOK is available for $79.99 - $99.99 with limited time free shipping.
• DODO Case is a case you'll definitely want to pick up if you are planning on purchasing the iPad. It's handmade in San Francisco and will protect your iPad while looking like a book you'd typically carry around. The cases were made with traditional book binding techniques. DODO Case is available for $59.95
• Moleskine Cases are available for iPad, Kindle and iDevices. If you want the trusted name of Moleskine and the sophistication and ease that comes with each product, then this is your case, well the case for your book worm. Available for $59.95-$65.
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Comments (6)
The most wonderful gift you can give a bookworm is a gift-card stuffed with money to buy books. Ever since my brother started giving me one every year for Christmas, it's become one of my favorite, most exciting gifts to get.
Some people think giftcards are a little cold, but when it's something the recipient really loves... giving me a book-gift-card is like taking a ten year old into a candy store and saying "Here's $30, you don't have to save the money for later, just go buy all the candy you want now!"
Ah, it is the best.
Hear, hear to that one above! I can only quote a poster I saw at a Denver bookstore "Books need people, not batteries."
My girl is getting me a Kindle for Christmas, and I couldn't be happier. I love my books -- save for the bathroom, every room in my house has a bookcase -- but I like the convenience of an e-reader, especially since I now take public transportation to work. (I just don't want to haul an 800-page book in my backpack. Too heavy!) Getting a Kindle doesn't mean I'll never buy another book (or audio book, which I also enjoy), it's just another way for me to engage in an activity I've always loved.
I totally agree about the gift card! They are the best!
A word of caution about the Kindle though. You will not be able to download books from your library. As a librarian, that immediately turned me away from the Kindle. I'm considering a Nook.
Earlier this year I set out the goal to buy less physical new books, except for art/design or gifted copies (damn you, Taschen!), while purchasing/trading for more used copies and downloading digital formats via the Kindle store when available. It's worked out well, balancing my love of reading while also keeping the clutter at bay in our modest sized apartment. That being said, we're making renovations and additions to our rental specifically for the books we love, but now realize treasuring things isn't so important as sharing them (we've found new homes amongst friends for some of the books we weren't reading).
I'll always love books, but I'm also enjoying reading on my iPad more and more. Books will always have a place in this world, but what we define as a "book" will likely change dramatically in the next decade and I welcome living with less physical things when possible.
The one thing that keeps me from getting into some sort of ereader is that I rarely buy books, I love to go to the library and browse the shelves and then actually crack open a book and read.