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Why Not Do It With Some Style?

Book Purses, The Perfect Solution For When You Switch To An E-Reader

by Jill Pantozzi | 3:30 pm, October 18th, 2012



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    If you're a book lover like I am, it both excited and vexed you when e-readers were invented. True, you could have any number of books ready to read at a whim but the downside is, no one else knew what you were reading. Here's one solution via Etsy user NovelCreations - book purses! See if your favorite old or new classic has been turned into a e-reader transportation device.

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    Of course the purses aren't specifically for e-readers, I just think it's a fun idea. They seem fairly customizable so don't feel shy asking the seller if she can make your favorite the way you like!

    And in case you were wondering, she recycles the inside pages of the books but says, "If you want the inside pages from your purchase, select the inside pages shipment from my website."

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  • Anonymous

    So she’s turning beautiful editions of books into dumb purses? Hm.

  • http://twitter.com/diefrankenmaus Kate

    :(

    The only thing that makes me feel somewhat less negative about this is that most of the books are the cheapie Barnes and Noble classics editions that one frequently sees on ubersale.

  • http://twitter.com/zenoferic Erica Throne

    I’m all for craftiness and they’re cute, but.

    Erm, shouldn’t that be “if” and not “when”? Someone will have invented microchips that directly beam information into my head before I give up real books. And even if by some turn of events I were to come into possession of an ereader (pay for one? Hell no), I’m not going to look at my shelves and start wondering how I can re-purpose all those “pesky” first edition hardcovers. Oh hey, that signed copy of Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson? YEAH. That’d make a GREAT purse.

    The concept of upcycling a book into a purse is just so BACKWARD.

  • Anonymous

    i dont have a problem with repurposing a few copies of mass produced books that are still readily available. rare manuscripts are a whole other matter, though.

  • Anonymous

    this^

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