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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
Which has exactly what to do with the quality of literature?
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If humans were 100% rational, nothing. However, that's not really the case.
The medium often influences the message, yes?
Something as basic as a cover image or photo can be particularly memorable, poignant or iconic (e.g. the cover of
Trout Fishing In America); many still think fondly of the "irrelevant" packaging of vinyl records.
More to the point, though, is that the "smell of books" is a bit of shorthand for the emotional appeal of the tangibility of paper books. Personally I don't particularly care, but the fact that I don't care does not make it go away for everyone else.
