Read the printed word
28 Mar 2010 7 Comments
in Books, Life, News, Reading Tags: Read the printed word
Take the pledge…
- We support the printed word in all its forms: newspapers, magazines, and of course books.
- We think reading on computers or phones or whatever is fine, but it cannot replace the experience of reading words printed on paper.
- We pledge to continue reading the printed word in the digital era and beyond.
Via: How Do You Feel About the Printed Word?
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Mar 29, 2010 @ 09:48:36
Books are precious everyday objects. I’m never without one.
Entering a house where books are displayed always makes me like the people who live in them better (I suspect this is a deep flaw in me, but it’s one I can’t help). I immediately move to the bookshelves to see if I can tell something about the book owner’s character or personality. I suppose it’s my version of reading tea leaves.
Sundays aren’t Sundays without coffee and the Sunday (news)paper.
There should be a national holiday to honor Johannes Gutenberg. On that day, everyone would read the printed word.
Mar 30, 2010 @ 00:43:02
I think more than anything print allows you to read slowly and to interact with what you read, to let your imagination be goaded by what you read, head off in a completely new direction, then come back to what you have read. To me this is how learning occurs. It is not direct. It rambles, digests, assimilates in an indirect manner.
Most online material seems more geared to direct assimilation of facts, factoids or opinions. It is also great at establishing a type of community. But so does the printed word, just with fewer people since fewer people produce the printed word. I do like that sense of community that online offers but I always fear that people choose it and online factoids and don’t realize the wealth of meaning that can be found in the printed word. I feel like craftsmen must have felt as the industrial revolution moved on and craftsmanship fell by the wayside. I hope the printed word survives but I have my doubts.
Apr 02, 2010 @ 08:56:53
I ABSOLUTELY TAKE THIS PLEDGE!!! I can’t imagine a world without the printed word. Additionally, I worry about all reading material becoming digital because then it is so much easier to control/restrict. Yes, Yes read print. Build a library!!
Apr 04, 2010 @ 15:19:48
I love the printed word. As a Librarian and mom and writer, it is both my bread and butter as well as my breath.
Apr 16, 2010 @ 07:53:20
Reading in print form is a refreshing change from staring at an electronic screen throughout the day.
Books will alway be a big part of my life.
Jul 08, 2011 @ 19:49:26
I cannot imagine what my world would have been like had there not been a library in the little town I grew up in. This particular rural Vermont town was fortunate to have had a benefactor who granted money for a library. The library held mystery and enchancement, becoming a sanctuary giving me great hope that life existed beyond my walls. I take the pledge.