Play Money- Overall

After finishing the book Play Money, I can say that this is by far my favorite read for this course. I felt as if this book was the easiest to read and I think the author did a great job making it interesting and keeping my attention. It could be because I have personal experience with the things that were discussed in this book, but overall I enjoyed it very much. I wish that I could have the computer knowledge to take part in the virtual world, and maybe even make myself some money. Although I do not know much about the trading and selling of virtual items for real life money, I wish I did. I envy those who know enough about this topic to know which items are going to be wanted and which rare items to pursue and buy. When I first began reading this book I felt as if trading and selling virtual items was an easy route to fast cash. I was completely wrong though. I now understand that just like every other person who works forty hours a week to make a living, even those making money from this profession still have to put in their hours. It seems as if the hours needed to make a living through this type of action may even exceed the forty hour work day. Although I do not know much about this process, I do know a lot more about it than I did previously to reading this book. I feel as if the author has given me the knowledge to expand my horizons and see that there are far more ways to make a living than the popular professions. Now a days people are making more money through the internet than doctors and lawyers are making. I am happy that I no longer think that the only way to make a decent living is by going to school for years to become a higher paid professional. Overall I feel as if I have gained a lot of knowledge from this book and not only was it useful but it was interesting too. I give the author credit because previously it was hard for me to come across a book that was both interesting and useful, I usually only could find one at a time.