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Originally Posted by EditorPlough
I'm a bookbinder specializing in repair/restoration of old books. I can spend weeks repairing a leather binding from the 1700's, and when I hand the customer the book, he'll always grin, open it & start reading. They don't look at what I have done. And they always say, "This is such a great book, did you read it?" I think the whole thing is visceral memories associated with reading, don't look for logic in it. That's the way I am, too!
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I sympathize completely with you, as my job has to do with preserving 'old' paper as well. It's all in the mind; I love them both, my old paper and my Kindle.
