I’ve never been one to mark up my books with notes. There is something seemingly sacrilegious about penning up the pure paper of a tome of knowledge. Even if that tome happens to be a Harry Potter novel.
The BookMarker is made to not only save your place, but contains a super thin pen which lets you mark up your pages (damn you) with all of your cryptic, likely unintelligible, notes.
I’m sort of worried that if I invest so much money in a Kindle, I’m going to have some serious tactile and olfactory withdrawal. And I don’t think I’m along. We need to feel the book in our hands and smell the scent that only a newly cracked-open book can emit.
“Smell of Books” aerosol spray allows you to simulate the scent of a real physical book, even if you’re reading an e-book. “Smell of Books” would be available in an assortment of scent variations, including Classic Musty Smell, Crunchy Bacon Scent, Eau You Have Cats, New Book Smell and Scent of Sensibility. Suggested retail price? Varies between $4.99 and $28.99 depending on the scent. (We’re almost positive this is a joke. But hell, people would buy it!)
Whether you’re an Ayn Rand fan or a Hustler aficionado, we understand your love of reading in bed. After all, your bed is the most private place in your dominion.
Sometimes we get tired, though. We are human after all. Not everyone can muster the strength to get up to turn on the light for a quick chapter. That’s why there’s this night light with a slot for your favorite novel. Pop it in and the light goes off. Remove the book and you’ll be greeted with the gift of illumination. At $150, it’s a bit pricey but any bookworm will surely make good use of it.
Once upon a time, there were volumes of bound pages which were called books. People use to read these “books” to gain the knowledge of the world, or even just as a quite night in bed. Ever since the dawning of the Internet age, book reading has taken a sudden nose dive, thanks to the instant gratification of RSS and Wikipedia.
Designer Kyle Bean put together a fabrication of what he likes to call “The Future Of Books”, featuring a full laptop within the bound pages of the knowledge of years past. Is this the future of the novel? We wouldn’t go that far just yet, but they sure are pretty damn nifty. (more…)
