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@crich70
Ebooks have perceived substance for me.
I think of my reader as a bookshelf in a way and used to try to turn pages physically on occasion.
Whatever the format it is all about the story for me, but I do back up my books to DVD every so often so they do acquire a physical presence of a sort.
Some may say that is not the same thing. I disagree. Most people have no problem viewing a CD or DVD of music or video as a physical object containing their content.
But most people do not even think about the fact that recorded music and video has always been stored on media. One always needed a player/projector to access the content of music and in most cases video.
And most people have no problem viewing a tape/DVD/record/reel/spindle/spool as an object that they own, even if they cannot hold the tape up to their ears or the DVD to their eyes/ears and access it without a player.
IMO ebooks have as much substance as other digital media not including email, online publications, ebills.
The big difference is with ebooks there is another option. You can buy the physical book and hold it in your hands and have your letters/bills/flyers mailed to you in a physical form.
So you are fortunate in a way. You can buy a recording but can't play it without a player. You can buy a paper book at any time. So that is lucky for you don't you think?
Helen
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