Thing 20- Books 2.0

I love books....I like the real thing:the hard copy. Am I against a book in any other form? This is a hard one.
BooksinmyPhone & txt2ph would not be my style. Cell phones are distracting enough without trying to read a novel on one.
DailyLit looks like it would be fairly cool, short installments by RSS or email...if you check your reader or email everyday than I can see using this. But I would also say "Just pick up the book". Twitterlit looks silly, and they may be just what some people need to get them interested in a book...I mean,come on, if the opening line to the book teaser was "I've got the biggest knickers in Australia" wouldn't you at least giggle to yourself & wonder what book it came from?

Reading Trails looks neat if not time consuming. If I decide to become more of a 'sharer' I would try something like this. All of the other reader's advisory sites may be handy somewhere along the line, but nothing beats book browsing at the library or book store or especially the thrift store!

Online book communities are not my style, but I can say that many of my Facebook pals are using it, so I may be tempted myself. I'm not a fan of book reviews for the most part only because I don't want to be told any spoilers. They are good for knowing a books' contents in case you have to recommend it to someone w/o reading it first.
I will be using the Book Group Resources more often now, as I find myself in charge of a tween book club and will always need good ideas. Book swaps are an environmentally friendly idea, but again it's a privacy thing...I don't do any business online.
BookCrossing looks wild...I went ahead and got an account, although I don't know if I want to buy a starter kit...it seems like they should let you just print your own label and bar code if it's so earth friendly.But I will look for books in my area.

LookyBook has closed its site due to lack of resources. I love the Flickr Vintage childrens' books just because I love picture books.

So back to the question at hand....is a book in any form still considered a good read? If a book on tape/cd/online/ipod/smoke signal is the only way for someone to enjoy a good book, then I would say be my guest. If you are someone that travels and cannot carry several books with you, than a Kindle may be convenient for you. But after looking at almost all of the sites, I am still convinced that there is nothing like a real, hand held book.

"YOU DON'T HAVE TO BURN BOOKS TO DESTROY A CULTURE. JUST GET PEOPLE TO STOP READING THEM." RAY BRADBURY