In the seemingly constant ebooks vs. print books (I just can’t bring myself to call them pbooks) war the travel guide market was one battle which I was actually pretty confident that the electronic version would win out in.
I really enjoy traveling, a lot. I like nothing more than setting myself down in a new city and just exploring. Lugging a massive guide book around and fumbling though it for maps and blurbs, however, is not something I relish.
It seems however this AP reporter suggests that the ebook still has some kinks to iron out still
Holding the paper version, I simply kept my thumb on one page and a finger on another to flip back and forth between the narrative and the deeper descriptions. The map was either on the same page or just one page away.
With the e-reader, I had to hit “next page” and “prev page” repeatedly, and the pages took their sweet time to turn, because the “electronic ink” technology of the screen doesn’t respond as fast as a computer screen. Out of frustration, I flicked a switch to turn the device off instead.
Via MobyLives
The term ‘fairy tales’ brings to mind the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen – stories of children lost in the woods, and spells and morals and the like. But those are just stories. We have selected a range of beautiful collectible books about fairies, sprites, brownies, pixies and the Wee Folk in general. 
Signed copies of Leslie Nielsen’s 1993 autobiography 
Gilding is an age-old art where gold is applied to an object. We have selected 25 of the most beautiful examples of gilt-decorated books. Gilt can be found on the covers, the pages and even the page-edges of these books.
