Three reasons:
1. I’m stubbornly resistant to change. I was on the cassette bandwagon, by my lonesome, well into the new millennium. I may or may not still have a Pearl Jam tape in a kitchen drawer.
2. I like the feel of a book in my hands. I like being able to thumb through pages, to see the journey that lies ahead in those pages, to look back on what I’ve already read. It gives me a sense of both anticipation and accomplishment.
3. I love book covers.
That last reason is probably the biggest. After all, one of my favorite possessions is my book shelf. No, not the actual planks of wood, but their contents. It’s not so much that I like to look at the shelf and reminisce about what I’ve read. I keep a running list in a Word document for that (duh). And, besides, I tend to give away my favorite books to friends and family. So what remains on my shelf are the mediocre books I don’t see the point in sharing with others, or the books with really great covers.
Some of my favorite covers:
What are some of your favorite book covers?