> Putting all of this back together: Ebook devices are extremely compatible with an idea of bookiness that values holding and carrying a potentially large numbe

> Putting all of this back together: Ebook devices are extremely compatible with an idea of bookiness that values holding and carrying a potentially large number of books at once; that prefers direct flow from start to finish over random access; that reads for the meaning and force of the words as text first, if not primarily; and that isn’t concerned with the use of books as stores of reader-added information or as memory palaces. That's a fair assessment, although I don't really understand why "that reads for the meaning and force of the words as text first, if not primarily", isn't that the most important point of books? > I guess I have my answer, then: I hate ebooks because I don’t read much genre fiction, but I read a lot of scholarly and trade nonfiction. I also buy a lot of books on art, architecture, and design, whose subjects work best—or feel most bookish—when they are large-format, open-spread, and richly illustrated. As a somewhat haughty book person, I also can’t quite wrap my spleen around every book looking and feeling the same, like they do on an ebook reader. For me, bookiness partly entails the uniqueness of each volume—its cover, shape, typography, and layout. That's the part I don't understand. Do you really need to hate something because it doesn't fit with your usage/vision of something? Hate is a strong word. I can't imagine feeling hate because someone see and use books differently from me.