>>>>>Funny story. But I think in general bookcases are so 90s. With ability to store hundreds of eBooks on an iPad/Kindle/..., who
>>>>needs bookcases :).
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>>>>eBooks are fine for casual reading, but for things I want to keep, I want physical books. We own thousands and while I buy a lot fewer than I used to (mostly using the library these days), we haven't stopped acquiring books.
>>>>
>>>>Tamar
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>>>I actually have books that I want to keep (to go back to them once in a while) on iPad and Kindle. So I see no need at all for paper books. So I disagree about "casual reading" notion. And I am sure you know (and maybe do too) that you can borrow e-books from a library.
>>>Another benefit of e-books from a library is that it does not spread germs (as paper book could).
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>>http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/readers-absorb-less-kindles-paper-study-plot-ereader-digitisation
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>> "the haptic and tactile feedback of a Kindle does not provide the same support for mental reconstruction of a story as a
>>print pocket book does".
>
>I have not read the article in your link but based on the title and your quotation I can tell what it is all about. I would ask the author, "do you write your articles long hand or on the computer?" Maybe your article would make more sense if you wrote it with a pen :). For every article you will find that gives negative aspect of e-books, there are articles of an opposite opinion.
>As far as getting more from the book, another point. Most people, when reading a serious literature, skip words they don't know; they can understand the story from the context. With an e-reader one can simply look up the word (by pressing on it). This will increase the person's active vocabulary and make them understand the author better.

I'm going to have to send you a handwritten note I think. :-)