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Originally Posted by OorieChai
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  |
Hmm. There's no urgency whatsoever about ereaders for me, so this is something very subjective. I do keep wifi off almost all the time and use the warm tone in a dim environment.
Every time I read a paper book (seldom though it is) I get annoyed and want to grab one of my Kobos instead. The illumination is not right, it's heavy and a bother to keep open, the font is too small/too faded, I can't search or look up the definition and so on... In short, it's not a relaxing experience at all for me; it's irritating. I let out a relieved sigh when I can put that paper book down at last and return to my ereaders.