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An ebook device can easily hold many books and makes it equally easy or difficult to switch chapters or switch books. I think that is the very reason I still mu
by hzhou321 5y ago
An ebook device can easily hold many books and makes it equally easy or difficult to switch chapters or switch books. I think that is the very reason I still much much prefer physical books. Picking up a physical book confines me to a set of hierarchic contexts -- the book, the chapter, the page. The contexts helps me to read and enjoy the book.
- thomascgalvin 5y agoOne of the things I like about my eReader is that it has a "minutes left in chapter" feature. It knows roughly how fast I read, and how long it will take me to get to the next logical break in the story. This is really nice, because I tend to read in bed, and knowing whether the next chapter is going to be five minutes or twenty-five minutes helps me decide when it's time to go to sleep. Of course I used to do this with physical books, too; flipping forward until I saw the next chapter. But I like having the little number at the bottom of the screen.