This was definitely an interesting topic and something that will always be debated. I sort of agree with some of the other classmates. I don't like a lot of clutter and I don't like to keep a lot of stuff for a long time-at least when it comes to books. Clothing and shoes are a total different story. I don't read books as much as I used to. I'm more of a magazine guy. If I wanted to read a book, I'd use my kindle. However, I'm not completely against paper books. I just feel like the way everything is going, we need to preserve as much as we can and recycle and reuse. Let's make mother nature happy. But, to contradict what I just said, sometimes I will prefer to read a physical book. Usually, I'm drawn to nicely design book covers or maybe a book that's rare or first edition.
I'm the complete opposite when it comes to magazines. I need to have a physical magazine in my hand. I need to smell the paper and feel the paper. I love glossy covers. You always here people say, "print is going away" even with the internet making it possible to create online magazines which can reach a broader audience, but I still believe that print will always be here. I'm a bit old fashion when it comes to my magazines, I have book shelves filled. This also totally contradicts what I said about the environment and mother nature, but the good thing is that, magazines are becoming smaller because they can put some of the content online and keep the big stories and features in the print issue. So its using a little less paper. ;)
