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Originally Posted by Sparrow
But 'book lovers', in the sense of people who love books as objects, will surely take more convincing of the merits of technological replacements than non-book lovers, won't they?
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Maybe the fetishists
But most book lovers love to
read, I presume (hope?). And for those who love to read, ebooks vs. pbooks is not an either/or choice. The new technology offers new options and convenience, while traditional books have their own charms (and are still the best choice for some types of content).
Maybe all of us here are just odd?