What’s a bookish accessory?
Great question.
I’m going to define bookish accessories as items that enable or enhance the reading experience.
Once upon a time, bookmarks were an essential bookish accessory. But I rarely read paper books any more, so bookmarks aren’t so important.
When my children were small, part of their school stationery order was a book bag, which was supposed to protect school reading and library books. But my children are now adults, so we don’t need book bags any more.
I mostly read on a Kindle (although I also own a Kobo and I am coveting the new Kobo Elipsa, as it includes the ability to mark up PDF files).
As such, I think my Kindle would be my most used bookish accessory.
But the Kindle has two important accessories of its own: a screen protector and a case.
I didn’t buy a screen protector for my current Kindle, and that was a mistake because the screen now has two sets of scratches where I have turned the page thousands and thousands of times (one scratch for when I’m holding the Kindle with my right hand, and one for when I’m using my left hand).
A case is handy for travelling, or any time when your Kindle might come into contact with metallic objects such as your car keys when they’re both thrown into your hand bag. (Go on, ask me how I know.)
I can think of one other essential bookish accessory, and that’s a library card.
A library card is a ticket to another world for any child, student, or person on a limited income (or person with limited book storage).
