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Originally Posted by Hitch
And, somehow, despite all that, the Harry Potter books, which weren't digital, all managed to sell a gajillion copies, before JKR decided to make them available in ebooks. Somehow, everyone managed to suffer through that old immovable type (yes, that's a pun).
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Not everyone, no. There's no way I'd be able to read a print copy of The Deathly Hallows with my disabilities now. And plenty of other people with arthritis, visual impairment, chronic pain, muscle weakness, etc also wouldn't be able to, or would struggle mightily.
This conversation has many facets. Some are about the artiste's aesthetic vision. Some are about user-centric vs maker-centric design. Some are about accessibility for people with disabilities (again, as I said, a huge and growing market for ebooks). And so on.
For you, this all just seems to be a rant about how people these days are all spoiled-brat Gumbies who don't know what's good for them. I just don't find that a particularly edifying or productive conversation.