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Originally Posted by rcentros
I can't speak for others but here's why I normally use the term "real books" for paper books — because they're "real" in the sense that you actually hold them. With an eBook you hold a device that allows to read a book in electronic form. Break the device and you have nothing (until you can replace it). I'm not implying one is superior to the other (I almost exclusively read eBooks), it's just a distinction between the two.
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For me, a book means primarily its content. The form or shape that content has been put in is just a shell, not the book itself. To me, a paper book is no more or less real than an ebook, an audiobook or a clay tablet. I find it utterly weird to call a paper book "real" simply because the content is encased in paper instead of some other medium. But I guess everyone has their own way of thinking.