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