No it's not. The person you're replying to didn't say why he mourned the death of physical publishing, he just said that he mourned it. Paper books come along

No it's not. The person you're replying to didn't say why he mourned the death of physical publishing, he just said that he mourned it. Paper books come along with a certain amount of convenience and freedom. Digital books, while convenient in some ways, are inconvenient in other ways (like DRM). So, I really don't think that his statement must be sentimental.