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I've bought 1 paperback since I got my first Kindle, 5 or 6 years ago. I didn't buy it to read it but to have it scanned. I paid someone to do that and the result was poor so that was that.
I'm not sure I remember how to read a paperback. I do remember vaguely that there's print on both sides of the page, which seems kind of confusing. I'd probably be afraid to try it.
A little more seriously, I had a 35 year career as a computer programmer and in the early days (mid 1960's) we would print our programs on paper, very carefully, to have them keypunched. I also keypunched some myself if they were small. Then I began working with computers with screens and eventually text editors and typing them in. When I had to write anything I did that on the computer.
What I didn't realize until about 20 years ago, about the time I retired, was that over the years I'd lost the ability to write. I can still sign my name and if I have to put something on paper I print it. If it's short and there's a reason to write it I'll try but I usually get stuck along the way. Silly as it seems, I don't remember how.
Right now the idea of reading a paperback is more than a little bit scary. I've been tempted to do it and overcome that because I'm sure I really can, but I can't talk myself into wanting to. I'm not sure there's any point. There are a few books only available in paper but there are so many wonderful books in digital format that it's just not worth the effort.
Barry
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