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Originally Posted by omk3
It seems there are two "books". One is the object: its shape, its smell, its quality of paper, its binding, its typeface, etc etc etc. The other is the content. The words in it. The ideas in it. When people say "real book" and refer to the first, it makes me wonder. Yes, old expertly bound volumes are beautiful objects. As are many antiques in general. Like entering an old magnificent building, touching such books is a special feeling. But it has nothing to do with reading. When you are immersed in an interesting book, are you even aware of what format you are reading it on?
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Some people read for the full sensory experience, so to them the physical book is as much a part of it as the story and their location etc.
As much as I do enjoy all that, the only thing that really matters to me about the container of the story is that it doesn't get in the way of my enjoyment. And ebooks, bad formatting and all, get in the way far less than, say, a physical book that won't stay open or is already falling apart because the contents are really too big for the chosen binding.
And I love your current sig
