Reading without Books?

So this is the inevitable post that was going to come up on a blog about a love of books and a love of going green... the Kindle/Nook revolution.  Our debate about this goes back and forth constantly.  Both of us love the good old fashioned page turner AND the new fangled light weight portable library.  To sort out our dialogue and hopefully to inspire some of you to chime in with your lovely opinions, we are going to do a little pro list for both options.  Please, feel free to comment with anything you feel we have missed on our list or which you prefer.  We would LOVE to hear from you!! 
xoxo
Tod & Copper

PROS: Kindle/Nook

-light weight
-green, very green
-convenient to carry all your books with you in one place - carries up to 1,500 books!!
-great for the jet setter
-sleek style 
-you can style it up by buying your own designer cover
-not only can you get over 500,00 books but you can also get newspapers, magazines, and blogs
-3G wireless network links you up so you can buy new books in over 100 countries
-you can sync your device with all your other life altering technology (i.e. iPod, iPad, blackberry, etc.)

PROS: The Good, Old Fashioned Book

-tangible, page turner
-aesthetic
-libraries! we love libraries! 
-if you like, you can mark, highlight, doodle, draw... whatever you want in them!
-book smell 
-without books, we would lose book stores and who doesn't love sitting in a book store
-when the books are no longer readable you can reuse it and make fun, creative, charming things out of them (thats what we are all about HERE)
-no matter how big the Kindle/Nook get, they will never have all the books... we love the obscure, random finds in the darkest corners of your bookstore
-authors can't sign your kindle 

A Softer World: 549

We don't endorse book burning, but we thought this was funny anyway... 

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Books of Beauty

I don't know if you have seen these books from Anthropologie yet, but even if they are old hat I think it is hard to deny how stunning they look! What a great addition to any library! I think I am going to get rid of all my old paper back high school copies of these classics and replace them with these.  I think judging a book by its cover can lead you to miss out on some amazing adventures, but if a cover looks great it make the book that much better!! These books are covered in fabric and embossed with a variety of darling little designs.  Check some of our favorites out here...

Alice in Wonderland

The Odyssey

Great Expectations

Wuthering Heights

I would love to have some F. Scott Fitzgerald look this handsome.  And I am sure Copper would love to have her Russian classics in a covers like these.  What other books do you want to be adorned with these beautiful covers? 

Hope your Monday is happy!!

xoxo,

Tod

Happy Friday!

Lets kick this weekend off with a quote, shall we?

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” -Cicero

Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 

Here's to a lovely weekend surrounded by lovely books! We will be around this weekend so come back and stay tuned. 

M.I.A.

Sorry for my lack of blogging and tweeting yesterday guys! I missed you guys!!  I was busy running around and working on some things for the etsy shop.  We (Copper and I) are really excited about our new products coming out and we would really appreciate it if you would go and take a gander at our little etsy shop.  Hope you enjoy!!


More blogging to come today! I promise I will make up for what I missed yesterday.


xoxo,
Tod

Lord of the Rings Star Confetti

Jane Eyre Heart Confetti

A Book of Love Poetry Book Clock

To Read List

Unlike our timeless friend Grace, I do not feel overwhelmed by reading scripts for my many fabulous movies coming up.  No, in fact I have come to a strange dilemma that I have never come to before... I don't know what to read!  I have always had a "to read list" that was a thousand books long and I seem to have mentally misplaced it somewhere.  Anyway, I am reaching out to you for help.  What is on your list?
xoxo
Tod