In the UK the Sony Reader is £199 which makes it cheaper than the small selection of (IMO inferior) alternatives we're offered. That makes it more expensive than an xbox here too.
I own a few books which cost me a £100 or more. They're all history books. I don't know what is more frightening: that I spent that much on a book, or that I feel it worth every penny.
I barely watch TV or films, and it's been that way for years. There is very little out there which appeals to me, and those few invariably go bad or get canceled. Take Heroes. It was the first thing I watched since HBO's Rome finished, and I only watched it because my boyfriend insisted. I loved series 1, was mainly indifferent to series 2, and have sworn off ever looking at series 3 after 2 episodes. They have butchered everything I liked about it.
Books and games is the closer competition, and it's no competition at all. Tell me I have to choose one and I will go with books, albeit with regret.
Books and writing, they go hand in hand. Tell me to choose one and it's impossible.
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