The Book: The Next Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

By • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: 26th Story, Humor

Kindles and iPhones aside, the original “book” is still a pretty sweet piece of technology. It’s been serving the interests of readers for thousands of years. Lightweight, portable, and wireless, you can read a book in bed, on the beach, or even on the john. Sometimes it takes some humor to appreciate the genius of simplicity.

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  • http://southernsinfulbliss.com c.a. Marks

    Amen to that! Love it.

  • blkeyesuzi

    Absolutely hilarious!

  • http://nantucketblogworks.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/book-works/ Book Works « Nantucket Blogworks

    [...] Posted on March 11, 2009 by Bookworkers Had to share a little humor found on HarperStudio’s blog, “The 26th Story.” My favorite line, of course, is in the last frame: “Book works with the shelves you [...]

  • http://enusan.blogspot.com Bookie

    When I saw this comic I wondered if the world of books and video games overlapped enough for it to get exposure in a place like this. Good to see that the people at Harper Studio are well rounded nerds!

  • http://www.le-bain-marie.blogspot.com Marie Bilde Rasmussen

    Great comic. People who like it might like this Norwegian video too:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

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    [...] to the Harper Studio. Link found by Court [...]

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  • melmenzies

    Not only that, it's so user-friendly that it adapts itself to the shape of your hand and fits snugly into your grasp wherever you are: on the train, walking the floor with the baby, or under the duvet in bed. Better than sex you might think. Well – almost!