An old fashioned girl

If you have been following my blog, you will be well aware that I love to write and read books. I'm an old fashioned girl at heart and enjoy holding a book in my hand; feeling the paper beneath my fingers, turning each page, there is something very comforting and tactile in reading a book. With today’s technology, there are so many ways to enjoy reading without actually killing a tree! but despite being able to see the immediate advantages of an electronic book reader, I still prefer an old fashioned paperback book. For over a week I have been in terrible pain and lost the use of my right arm and hand rending me pathetically incapacitated. The smallest of tasks becoming quite difficult and even trying to read a book is very hard when you have only one hand. This is where an electronic book reader really comes into its own. Being light, thin and easy to hold or prop up in bed, turning the pages becomes a cinch and making the print larger so that I can comfortably read without straining my eyesight is a pleasure. I don’t think for one moment that this marvellous new technology will ever replace the book entirely, but it certainly captures a market and is becoming increasingly popular. Not having use of my right hand at present, when hooked up to an i.v. the other day in my good hand, I was suddenly left with no hands at all to hold a book or turn pages, so clearly anyone who is bed bound, hospitalised frequently or disabled in some way – one of these reading devices would be of great help.