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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Yes, that is why electronic devices have a search function.  Flipping through is a terribly inelegant and inefficient way of searching for stuff. |
Yes, in many cases. But you might be looking for an image, for example. Or have a reference-style book that you want to jump to non-specific locations in (think of a kid flipping through an encyclopedia, or me flipping through
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places).
I wouldn't argue that flipping through a book's pages happens very often, but when it does, I think a physical book makes it easier.
On the other hand, for the types of book I mentioned above, I tend to prefer the paper version, anyway, for other reasons (mainly page size/color).