Tolkien on the Kindle - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 12-29-2010, 06:09 PM

Guess what I got for Christmas?

Tolkien on an e-reader feels sketchy somehow. It doesn't seem to square with the illusion that, for instance, the LotR is the Red Book of Westmarch. With Tolkien more than other writers you feel like you should have a physical book -- a tome, a codex if you will -- in your hands.

On the other hand, e-editions save trees. Tolkien could hardly object to that. Not to mention that it would be pretty sweet to have at least the core texts (no HoME yet it looks like

) in a handy little gadget that I can cart around with me and whip out whenever the opportunity presented itself.

Does anyone have any Kindle editions of Tolkien? Any comments on them, or comments in general about reading Tolkien electronically?

12-29-2010, 06:09 PM	#1
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,746	Tolkien on the Kindle Guess what I got for Christmas? Tolkien on an e-reader feels sketchy somehow. It doesn't seem to square with the illusion that, for instance, the LotR is the Red Book of Westmarch. With Tolkien more than other writers you feel like you should have a physical book -- a tome, a codex if you will -- in your hands. On the other hand, e-editions save trees. Tolkien could hardly object to that. Not to mention that it would be pretty sweet to have at least the core texts (no HoME yet it looks like ) in a handy little gadget that I can cart around with me and whip out whenever the opportunity presented itself. Does anyone have any Kindle editions of Tolkien? Any comments on them, or comments in general about reading Tolkien electronically?