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Mostly agreed, some of my addenda: Physical better: - Persistent subconscious knowledge of where I am in the book (weight in each hand). - Much easier to fli
by gooseus 8y ago
Mostly agreed, some of my addenda:
Physical better:
- Persistent subconscious knowledge of where I am in the book (weight in each hand).
- Much easier to flip back multiple pages to re-read a section and flip to where you were.
- Resilient to collapses of information/power infrastructure.
Digital better:
- Traveling with many books is impractical
- Built-in dictionary and wikipedia search
- Resilient to fire and water damage
- shitgoose 8y agoNot sure I understand the last point about fire and water damage, but the rest are exactly my thoughts.
- zrobotics 8y agoNot the parent, but at least for me my ebook collection is far less likely to be irretrievably lost than my physical library. I keep important data like photos, documents, and books backed up in multiple places, including off-site. So if my house burns down or floods, my physical library will be irretrievably destroyed, while I will still be able to access my digital library.
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