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All the e-books I’ve read have been ugly — books by Chang-rae Lee, Alvin Kernan, Stieg Larsson — though the texts have been wonderful. But I didn’t grow up reading texts. I grew up reading books. The difference is important.
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Wow.
Unlike him, I grew up reading texts. You know, the stuff that makes you forget what is the medium that you are reading on, is it hardcover or mass paperback, circa 2000 monochrome palm screen, eInk or iPad?