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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I don't think anyone would argue that there's situations (especially with regard to reference/research) that favor physical books. If you have a memory/mental image of how far into a book something occurs--and at what area of the printed page it falls on--"thumbing" is almost certain to get you there quicker and easier. Also, the experience of having numerous books open all around you when researching is hard to replicate with ebooks (unless you have access to many devices--and even then, it probably wouldn't be the same).
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DiapDealer, an interesting question would be "is the same memory/mental image formed for titles that you read as an e-book"? Or are those situations where we favour a physical copy just a reflection of our own experiences, the memory imprint of act of reading that very book on our bookshelf?