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Originally Posted by BenLee
I do have to admit that there are some things about paper books that possess a certain charm that eReaders may not be able to reproduce. Things like mis-aligned, faded text... The smell of old paper.... yellowing of pages, random left behind notes of a used book, the ability to rapidly flip through it... papercuts (actual, this one I can do without)...
It seems like a sense of charm may come from imperfections and unique qualities. Turning words digital and displaying them perfectly everytime just about kills any of that "charm" you may find appealing in a book. You no longer own something that you can uniquely call yours (even if the uniqueness is just in the frayed corners or wrinkled front cover).
This could be compared to how some people just cannot stand music that is digitally produced like trance, techno, etc. They think it's soulless and robotic.
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that is a nice point, I didn't even think of that at first. But you are spot on. I always liked a little defect here and there in a book.
I also loved the old defects of when the paper were cut and differen lenghts. Not what you see today where it is done on some books for "looks" but the real ones, where the edges weren't a clean cut etc.
If I can find an authentic one, no matter what the book or author, I usually buy it. Nothing like a great small time bookstore on a mainstreet.