Quote:
Originally Posted by ahi
How does this not apply to a paper book? The space it takes up on your bookshelf until you actually read it is hardly added value.
- Ahi
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"I'm a book collector, a real fanatic one. Here, on that shelf, you can see my collection of almost one hundred leather books, all printed by Marino's typography in Siena in the late 19th century. I have never read one of them, I don't even dare to open it!".
"I'm an ebook collector. Here, in this 32GB SD card, you can't see my huge collection of twenty thousand PG books, all multiple format, neatly proofreaded by a chatroom crew. I have never read one of them..."
Just an extreme example, but I think it picuters well what I mean...
A dime novel has more value on pulp paper than in ASCII...