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Old 06-12-2024, 08:14 AM   #169
OorieChai
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Reading a physical book is different. Less hurried, more solid. It's not disappearing because of a flat battery, the sentence in the top-left corner of a page stays in top-left corner, the texture of each page is unique, the thickness of "before" and "after" are an anchor of position...

Much as I like Kindle's size and glow-in-the-dark abilities, it also has a bit of a phone/computer's harried urgency. Like a constant noise, though, it was hiding below noticeability threshold until it was suddenly gone (i.e, until I've picked up a bona fide book for the first time in months).

Also, the smell is usually nice. Many paperbacks can be dropped and sat upon without so much panic as an electronic device. And don't get me started on art books and colour illustrations in some children's books... e-books can't touch this.

Do I buy physical books? Like some people keep away from casinos, I have to keep away from bookshops
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