Kindles have nothing on this. Trinity Library, Dublin.

agataz · 4 months

Except the ability to carry this lot in your bag.

vernors · 4 months

Also this is in Dublin and my Kindle is about three feet away.

skeetskeetskeetskeet · 4 months

they copied this library for the Star Wars films

soulblow · 4 months

Yeah!

Take that you stupid device that encourages reading by making it extremely portable and accessible!

Illanit1 · 4 months

Except this isn't the library that gets used. It's just display/museum now- look at the rope barriers. The real library is kind of shitty and industrial looking inside. - former student

Fruity_Pies · 4 months

A Kindle library is a thing of different beauty.

scrtagent101 · 4 months

If you can't touch the books, it's not a library. Turn on your Kindle as you leave.

ramsay_baggins · 4 months

Kindles and physical books are in no way mutually exclusive. I love both.

Naeddyr · 4 months

This is such a stupid and abrasive and picking-a-fighty title. Do you even read? Or are you one of those people who happens to love books, but don't even open them? Because most people who own an e-reader (a Kindle or something else)* really, really* love reading. The physical substance of a book is immaterial (pun), what counts is not whether a book looks antique, smells like centuries old glue or is housed in a museum filled with literary death, but what a book contains. To think otherwise is to... judge a... thing by its appearance. It is naive and silly.

PieBoy · 4 months

This is my college. Look at me. I go there.

phil8248 · 4 months

Still one of my favorite places that I have visited. It is just so astounding to think of all the ancient information amassed there. Sure lots of it is outdated but it is like touching the past when it is packed so tightly into one place. I loved the Book of Kells too. Dublin was such a magical city.

hodsonr · 4 months

The Long Room of the Old Library of Trinity College Dublin, to be precise.

JavaLSU · 4 months

What if I bring my kindle and read it in that library?

walrusoreoanw · 4 months

except for the fact that 4-5 kindles could hold all of them

SmokeDiverFF · 4 months

I enjoyed this picture courtesy of my Kindle Fire.

Metallyptika · 4 months

That looks familiar.

iownachalkboard7 · 4 months

I totally agree with OP, but I actually went to see the book of kells and this library a couple months ago. It just sort of annoyed me that the library wasn't a library, its more of an exhibit now. They charge you 10 euro to walk through this thing and all I could think about was "why isn't this beautiful place a fucking library anymore?"

Take all those ancient manuscripts and books and put them somewhere that they can be seen but not damaged, and fill the fucking place with books that the public is actually allowed to read. Isn't that the point of a library in the first place?

Eh, maybe I'm just being picky.

speleojeff · 4 months

That's a nice steampunk version of Google!

tiddertodder · 4 months

I think that "the book" represents the container of our imagination and creativity which continues to intrigue and inspire the architecture and design of this library just as the notion and realization of putting it online at Amazon. The Kindle, itself an inspiration, has brought the notion of a container for this imagination and creativity into the 21st century. Be open to watching the continuation of where it leads us.

[deleted] · 4 months

Been there. The general public is not allowed anywhere near the books.

mrfahrenheit94 · 4 months

Reminds me of that one challenge map in Batman Arkham Asylum.

megret · 4 months

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anonymous92 · 4 months

Another angle of the library.

crazyex · 4 months

"Hey! Who turned out the lights?"

joshgeek · 4 months

Visited back in 96 when I was in the 8th grade. It remains the most impressive library I've had the pleasure of seeing. I will get back to Ireland one day.

boochenhiem · 4 months

Don't you mean the Jedi Archives?

itorres1490 · 4 months

Alright then, swear off of using the internet to find out information for a year and just go there. Good luck getting recent information in an encyclopedia.

frooglekade · 4 months

its the Star Wars Library

B00G3R · 4 months

Addressing the kindle VS real book argument: I don't understand why some people seem to feel it has to be one or the other. I have a kindle and I love it, but I also still love to read a real book from time to time. I still have a library card as well as my amazon card. I can still smell old or new books and enjoy the practicality of an e-reader. I'm just saying, why not both? I can't be the first to enjoy the best of both these worlds but I have yet to read a comment pointing this out.

Kablaaamo · 4 months

It looks like the Archives on Coruscant from Star Wars

Elderh12 · 4 months

Just nothin like books. 'Specially leather-bound ones with mahogany furniture

doug · 4 months

Nice pic, goddamn retarded headline.

BOMANTIME · 4 months

Ive beent there. You cant actually read anything unless you go to the collage. Just saying.

maroonlife · 4 months

Kindles have not just nothing, they have all of it.

AlphaHotel_94 · 4 months

Of all the stupid, meritless arguments that exist out there, eBooks vs. Books has to be number one.

silent_kiwi · 4 months

Is this the jedi academy library from episode 2?

root66 · 4 months

Oh, grandpa... Shut up.

jdrvero · 4 months

I thought the kindle would have more books available to it than the library. I was wrong. The library has about 5 million, with 100,000 coming in each year. The kindle has between 800,000 and a million. I give this about 5 years until amazon beats it.

AllDizzle · 4 months

Except for the fact they transport easily, and one is in my living room.

Not to mention the fact I don't have to search for hours for a book.

publius4 · 4 months

Why does it always have to be Kindle vs. books?

The kindle is incredibly convenient and encourages people to read, and books will never be replaceable because there's just something about the tactile feel of a book that will never get old.

You don't have to pick one or the other.

MostModern · 4 months

I just looked at this photo on my Kindle.

monkey80 · 4 months

When my father, and I visited Trinity Library I was looking around when I suddenly noticed a copy of the yellow pages among books hundreds of years old. I whispered to my dad, "I didn't know the yellow pages were that old." He laughed so hard, we both got a very stern look from the librarian.

autopsi · 4 months

Fun fact: The entirety of that library could be stored on just 1,285 kindles.

Assuming 4.5 million printed volumes and 3,500 books per kindle.

Note: I am sure that the storage capability of kindle is limited to 4gb to lower the cost. I'm sure they could make 32gb kindles without too much (if any) added size or weight.

Extrapolation: 160 32gb Kindles would hold that library.

Also: That library contains aprox. 5,120gb or (exactly) 5 petabytes.

brandonfalcon · 4 months

Count the shadows...

ColonelRuffhouse · 4 months

I'll be honest, I strongly dislike Kindle's. Book's don't take up that much space, and for me at least, there's nothing quite like picking up that worn book, opening the cover, and flipping the first page to start a new adventure. Books have this special sort of magic which electronics can't ever replace for me.

UnculturedLout · 4 months

There's still nothing like the tactile sensation of holding a book. The smell of the paper and ink. The crisp crackle of the new or soft silky whisper of the old pages.

E-readers are practical, but they lack the feast of sensory input a book gives you.

You could savour a succulent feast, or you can eat vitamin pills and protein slurry. It's all the same in one way, but a world of difference in another.

transit441 · 4 months

I would really like to have a 1080p of this for my background if anyone has one/can find a nice one.

nastros · 4 months

God you Trinity people are even bragging on reddit now. Would ye not just fuck off?

BALLS_AND_SHIT · 4 months

Kindles don't have that old book smell.

LoveOfProfit · 4 months

Nothing except for the portability advantage in terms of weight and size, free access to Wikipedia through 3G, much easier to search and retrieve for a book in my Kindle's library than flying to Dublin and tracking down what I want, etc.

Don't kid yourself. Kindles are fucking great.

MentalProblems · 4 months

I've been there. Smells like your gran's house when she hasn't opened a window in a few days.

makita69 · 4 months

been there

CoyoteStark · 4 months

Unless they took kindling to the library, in which case Fire: 1 Book: 0

lonzo99 · 4 months

Upvoted 'cause Starwars.

Baskin · 4 months

This is how I feel every morning logging onto Reddit. I have a lot to read!

Zulakki · 4 months

Shouldn't it be almost be mandatory that someone Scan / PDF all that just for the simple precaution that they might be destroyed some day?

and also not to mention that maybe there's something within those texts that others may enjoy?

...or do they do this and I'm just ill informed?

ardbeg · 4 months

The Playfair Library at Edinburgh University is also pretty sweet.

http://www.henniker.org.uk/images/places/local_a/ed_sth/bristo_mcewan_geo-sq/PlayfairLibrary00.jpg

Distracting exam venue though.

draivaden · 4 months

Give them a week.

Eggpot1 · 4 months

Do you think they have Goosebumps?

NoToRAtheism · 4 months

Why are they no j's on the walls?

shelteredsun · 4 months

Fun fact: The books are not arranged by author, title or subject, but by size.

Thrillah · 4 months

tl;dr

[deleted] · 4 months

Not exactly the same, but still relevant

Ipad 2 vs Library

parlokin · 4 months

The best part is it gets over 2 visitors per year.

kimberlygoly · 4 months

I accidentally napped on one of those benches. It was lovely.

Aquilonium_Astrum · 4 months

It's the Jedi archives IRL.

JTBowtie · 4 months

I remember taking a tour when I was ten, and I got to see the book of kells. Man that was awesome

eydryan · 4 months

I'm pretty sure you can get that photo on your kindle :p

rennsport · 4 months

edit: nvm

pipnestella · 4 months

No it doesn't but, you can't carry this library around.

Title11 · 4 months

I'm really, really disappointed that there is no Doctor Who reference in these comments. Get your head in the game, reddit!

lukas8u · 4 months

How about the fact that you don't have to go to Dublin to read the books there?

hulahoop12 · 4 months

I think I need to go here.

mapkinase · 4 months

Thanks. NExt time I am in Dublin, this is the place I am reading from my phone.

Mexican_Godzilla · 4 months

I would go there and read my kindle. Not to be contrary or anything. I just like sitting in library's like this.

Hicut92 · 4 months

I love the Kindle and I love physical books. I don't care about the packaging, I care about the ideas and the story.

jessicaltman · 4 months

bookgasm

sapekpj · 4 months

I'm pretty sure that this is on Coruscant

JpSax · 4 months

Its like once a month this picture pops up. There should be a blacklist for some of these photos on the side bar like /r/music and some other subs have

x61 · 4 months

True. A kindle library is a little more like this. http://i.imgur.com/Zos41.jpg

atrain1486 · 4 months

Don't count out the Nook. Its git a 32gb memory slot

Kearnia · 4 months

It looks so beautiful! I wish the library we have was half that nice.

Hugh_Jabs · 4 months

You call that a library? They don't have Twilight and the DVDs suck!

WadeyLady · 4 months

Yeah, I saw pictures, thought it was amazing, went there...couldn't touch a fucking book!! How mislead I was by pictures like this :(

wanderer11 · 4 months

There's still something special about holding a book and turning the pages yourself.

tardis2464 · 4 months

i so want to go back there

SaintPwner · 4 months

this is the only thing that pops into mind, the Jedi temple library.

http://2damnfunny.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Star-Wars-Jedi-Library-Vs.-Dublin-Library.jpg

CarbonNanosaur · 4 months

And because I don't have a book storage facility of this magnitude, I have an e-reader. I still have a couple of bookshelves to hold my "look how much I know" science books, my leatherbound edition of Lord of the Rings, and things like that. I no longer purchase hard copies of books I know I'll read once and think "meh, it was ok". E readers are great for that. They're also great for reading potentially embarrassing books in public places. Books are wonderful. E readers are also wonderful.

taint_odour · 4 months

What a special picture. I enjoy it every time it is posted.

pterodactyl12 · 4 months

If I ever get rich I will fill a library with kindles. However, like a traditional library each kindle will only hold one book. Totally ballin'...

dyrnwynsk · 4 months

No but Trinity Library could be on a Kindle.

SiMMENS · 4 months

Yeah I've been there and the picture doesn't do it justice. Absolutely amazing

AdonisChrist · 4 months

The search function is pretty nifty.

Sure, this is gorgeously designed, but a kindle is infinitely more convenient. and I consider myself rather bibliophilic.

afihavok · 4 months

except for customers

handsarealwaysticky · 4 months

Does anybody else think this looks oddly familar from the starwars libary form battfiled 2 ?

Technosnake · 4 months

Splinter Cell?

khard1575 · 4 months

could probably put all those books on a kindle, and save so much more space

RhinoMan2112 · 4 months

It's so amazing to think.... Practially an entire wall of bookcases can be fit into the chip just bigger than your thumbnail, and the whole library into a small device no bigger than your lap.

Venom_Raptor · 4 months

All I see is the Jedi archives.

Stormdancer · 4 months

Oh...boner... is this really an appropriate time?

I... I guess it is.

SPaskwietz · 4 months

I thought of that library in Star Wars at first.

JamesGravy · 4 months

Looks like the Jedi Temple

miles920 · 4 months

Actually kindles probably have all of that...

Epicshark · 4 months

What about the internet?

hannahwartooth · 4 months

Until you forget to count the shadows and your face ends up eaten.

imasavageforthecock · 4 months

I live near this, beautiful aint it ;)

SuperEffectives · 4 months

This reminds me of the Jedi Archives...

Is_It_Beautiful · 4 months

Yes.

[deleted] · 4 months

Ahhhhh the smell of an old library! I love my ebooks, and the feel of an old much revered book.

Oni_Kami · 4 months

THINK OF ALL THE KINDLES THAT COULD HOLD!

Nemus89 · 4 months

Holy shit, this picture totally mind fucked me. Took me a legit 10 secs for my eyes to properly focus.

StickyNinja · 4 months

Repost. But this is funny I just got back from dublin after seeing this and just yesterday I finished a 500 piece puzzle on the library. OH and one more thing, how did you get this you criminal! Taking pictures is prohibited around the book of Kells! You should be sentenced to death.

PossiblyDavid · 4 months

I think I saw this in star wars once.

whatkindofdrugsdenny · 4 months

Clearly never been to the Bodleian.

InkieRetro · 4 months

Count the shadows. Beware the Vashta Nerada.

SolarSailing · 4 months

I've been there. It is an amazing place.

cresseychaos · 4 months

Yes, those two things can simply never co-exist!

cloudofawesome · 4 months

"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist!"

cloud_watcher · 4 months

The real game changer about the ereaders is text books. IMAGINE! Take any kind of medical or technical school, for example. They've always had to describe in words very complicated procedures. Imagine reading how to do a complicated surgery or engine rebuild, etc. It's very complicated, especially for the very many people who are visual learners.

Now, they can just slip a video in there that shows how it's done. So many things can't be illustrated with static pictures and directions. It's the difference between a cookbook and the Food Network.

And so much money is wasted on reprinting the exact same book with just a few new updates. Now, all the updates can be done electronically without the incredible waste of ink and paper.

AND, no more carrying around all those books. I have a theory that school kids don't read their books more because they're so heavy. Only a crazy person would carry 40 pounds of books back and forth every day. Now, one slim tablet and that's it. Terrible time to work at Dunder-Mifflin, but otherwise, I only see the upside.

[deleted] · 4 months

That's why i use my kindle only for my erotica :D So much free things :D

fukc_you · 4 months

Imagine falling off that ladder and falling over the edge.

surfnaked · 4 months

Exactly why I got a Kindle. I don't have that kind of storage room. I'd like that much better, but you do what you got to do.

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