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Naturally, of course, the whole discussion about what constitutes a "Real" book is somewhat silly. Until ebooks take over the world and Dead Tree Books no longer exist in any form whatsoever, then I have no trouble differentiating "Real" books from ebooks.
I am perfectly willing to accept that "Real" books are those that can be held, smelled, and the pages can be physically turned, written on, and have their corners folded as bookmarks. Electronic representations of those actions are nice, but "Real" books have been around since they were called manuscripts and scrolls and deserve to be differentiated as "real" as long as they exist in that physical form.
An ebook may have the same content, but it is still just a file on a disk or memory card until it is printed out and bound into a "book".
That said, we use such terms as pbook and dtbook to differentiate between the physical formats and electronic formats (ebook). We don't just say "book" because then no one knows to which we refer. However, a format that has been around for maybe 10 years is not what comes to mind when one chooses to say "real". Paper books have been around for thousands, not tens, of years, and have earned the right to be referred to as "Real" if someone chooses to do so.
Yeah, both formats are books, but Paper books are still the only "Real" books. Even as one of those who doesn't expect ever to buy another "real" book, they deserve our respect for the job they have done, and what they have endured for thousands of year.
Hoo ray for Paper books, they are my "real" hero.
rofl.
Oh. Did I say the whole discussion is silly? Hope I helped make it so.
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