It's easier to get away with staring at a tiny screen while "working" than with reading a book that is obviously a novel. Recently I wanted to lend a paperback

It's easier to get away with staring at a tiny screen while "working" than with reading a book that is obviously a novel. Recently I wanted to lend a paperback novel to a friend. "Thanks for the recommendation", she said, "but I'll buy it for Kindle; then I can read it at work on my phone."