Yet as I was looking at my bookcase recently, I noticed it hasn't changed much since my high school days. I'm mesmerized by the 7.5-by-4.7 inch screen, and let me tell you: the world of 99 cent smutty e-books is a dark, dangerous, and addicting place. It has a special place in my bed, tucked under my pillow every night. My Kindle Fire comes with me on road trips, to the bathroom, to lunch, and on rare excursions to the gym. Now that I'm older, I'm in that minority. Contrastingly, 29 percent of readers use both formats, and only 7 percent exclusively consume books digitally. In fact, 67 percent of Americans have read a paperback in the past year, and 39 percent of people only opt for print. According to the Pew Research Center, old fashioned print books are still more popular than e-readers. Hours-long visits to Barnes and Noble were pure bliss. I loved the smell and the feel of crisply-bound pages. As a teen, I snuck around a borrowed copy of 50 Shades of Grey-one that's still hiding underneath my childhood mattress.īooks became a comforting constant in my life. My trips to the library were regular (yes, I still owe a substantial late fee), and I'd often get in trouble for keeping my bedroom light on until 4 a.m., completely lost in the pages of a YA novel. When I was a toddler, I loved sitting in my mom's lap as she read me copies of Dancing in the Wingsand Where the Wild Things Are.
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