by Marie Moeller ’15

I learned: Nooks are trying to take over the world

So not too long ago my dad and I went to Barnes & Noble in order to buy mother a Nook for her birthday. I am a really avid reader, so the entire car ride there I was try to get over the fact that I hadn’t brought my gift cards along because my dad failed to notify me upon our departure. I mean, I am so distraught at this point that I can’t even handle going into the store and not buying a single book.

By the end of it, I come out with around six. Luckily, my dad is semi inclined towards my reading habits. But that wasn’t even the best part of the whole trip (although it did add the cherry on top). When we went to go check out, the sales associate, who gave us our Nook, rang us up. Although he was doing his job, he dared to cross me and my book reading methods.

After noticing my huge stack of books sitting on the checkout counter (which were not cheap, mind you), he started to advertise about why I should start purchasing things via eBooks. And he just went on and on. Personally, I really don’t like to read of electronics. (Maybe it’s because I am addicted to the smell of books. I, honestly, don’t know.) Of course, my dad had to interject about how I just don’t like the glare of electronics when reading, which isn’t even true. I don’t even mind the glare and would rather read off my iPad (known for its infamous glare) then one of those Kindle/Nook thingies. I think the one of the more legit reasons that I am so against it is the formatting and the grammar mistakes I find on digital copies. Anyways, I told the sales associate this when he seized the opportunity explain the benefits of the Nook vs. the iPad. It shut him up pretty quickly.

Unfortunately, he just picked the wrong person to mess. I mean, saying if I had to read off an electronic, I would choose the iPad, must have been a low blow to everything he lives for. I feel pretty accomplished with myself, playing my part against the Nook revolutionizing in the world. (Go, me!)

He didn’t say anything more as he rang up my six books.