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Well, it's a persuasive article, so as such, the author cherry picks information that supports their argument, and excludes information that does not. The whole "bookiness" conceit is utter nonsense and seems retrofitted to support his point.
And as others have noted, the "dim grey screens" allusion is so not relevant to modern ereaders. My Libra H20 can be lit up with whatever temperature and brightness of light I desire. At any font and font size. Whereas I sometimes struggle to get suitable lighting when I read a dead tree book. It's akin to saying "I won't drive cars because I hate the wooden spokes that all car wheels have". I mean seriously, lol. At least come up with arguments relevant to today.
One particular sentence baffled me though as it is so completely, demonstrably false: "Skimming through pages...remains impossible in digital books." Huh?? Unless he's clinging to the archaic notion that "pages" can only be made of paper, and absolutely nothing else, ever. I mean...you can obviously skim through an ebook if so desired.
"Perhaps you've noticed that dead tree books suck. They take up lots of space, are unwieldy to hold, you're wholly dependent on ambient lighting, and you're stuck with whatever font and font size the publisher chooses for you. Trees must be destroyed to create them." See, I can write an equally persuasive hit piece on paper books. Maybe I should write for the Atlantic :-D
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