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Originally Posted by rkomar
We wouldn't need to call books "real" if the term "book" wasn't inappropriately appropriated to refer to electronic publications in the first place. A book is a physical thing, with leaves bound together along one side. Not only are those things in the libraries that we read called books, but there are also coupon books, cheque books, colouring books, books of tickets, books of paint samples,... Electronic publications in no way resemble books, so in that sense, they are not "real" books. A child needs a real book to chew on, finger the pages, deface, throw,.... You can't do any of that with an electronic publication. So, I think the term "real" applies in this case.
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The fact that our definitions of "book" differ is irrelevant to whether or not ebooks are "real." I stand by my assessment. Anyone who uses the the term "real book" is showing their disdain for (or ignorance of) "ebooks."
And seriously ... if someone asks you, "did you read this book?", are you really telling me that you're going to say, "no, but I did read the 'Electronic Representation' of it" ? That's just silly.