Smell of books
Hi all,
The Papyrus to Cyberspace broadcast raises a host of issues relating to our long-term relationship with books and the anxiety provoked by the idea of leaving behind books as objects to be flipped through, fondled and, well, smelled. We may be able to carry a thousand books on a Kindle or read pages of our favourite newspaper on small little screens, but do we get the full aesthetic experience of musty old paper or wet newsprint? To respond to the sterile nature of electronic books, the fine folks at smellofbooks.com have developed some products to help us deal with loss of B.O. (book odour). Check out their aerosol e-book enhancer on their website!
4 comments
1 Tracy Gidinski { 09.17.09 at 8:53 pm }
I’m glad the scents are allergy-inducing as well! But, how would they mimic the (horrid) practice of cracking the binding on a soft cover book that so many people love to do, much to my chagrin?
2 Kathleen { 09.29.09 at 2:13 pm }
Ahh what will they think of next. Tracy spoke about binder cracking. I would be missing the footnotes, doodles and corner pages that have lost the corner with age…
3 Lindsey Martin { 10.08.09 at 12:10 pm }
Wow that is funny. Reminds me of “new car smell”
4 lesliedawes { 09.12.10 at 10:33 pm }
That is innovative! Interesting what lengths some will go to to promote products.
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