[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by TeamCA

A new technology but for an old medium.

I thought some of you might find this experiment in preserving old books interesting. A device "smells" a book to detect chemicals emitted during the decay process.


http://www.strath.ac.uk/press/newsre...134107_en.html

See my tagline about old books - old or new books, it doesn't matter to me!

I'm a book collector and I love the smell of books, so your news about this new technology was quite interesting to me.

If only there was "an old book smell" I could spray on my new Sony. Or perhaps a "Knopf Smell" or a "Viking Smell" to stimulate my interest when I start to read a story that is only so-so, or reading a story that has yet to capture my interest.

In this crazy country (U.S.A), we spray our cars with a "new car smell," so it's only a matter of time before this process percolates down into ebook reading

Also, think about all the crazy crap that people think up for their readers: space-rocket designed covers; or the engraving of names and other insane things on their Readers; and etc.

So....give me an ebook that smells like a book! I'm just as crazy as everyone else!!

Don