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Just read paper books, without involving devices, apps or social networks. Analog books are a much-needed antidote to our hyper-accelerated digital world. They
by sfc32 3y ago
Just read paper books, without involving devices, apps or social networks.
Analog books are a much-needed antidote to our hyper-accelerated digital world. They cheap (or free), portable and can be life-changing.
- TillE 3y agoI buy paper books when I have to, but e-readers are fantastic. No reason to avoid them for the vast majority of novels which don't have weird formatting or tons of footnotes.
- thoughtpalette 3y agoIf you rent and/or move often, paper books can be a considerable issue due to weight and space. Though I love the smell and feel of them. Also, an e-reader backlight is such a great advancement for bedtime reading with a partner.
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- yakubin 3y agoNot just when you rent/move. It's nice to be able to routinely read 1k+ pages long books, holding them in a single hand without straining your wrist, being able to comfortably do it on public transport, without a table etc.
- thoughtpalette 3y agoAll good points!
- tehnub 3y agoI think all the benefits you listed also apply to a kindle. You can get free ebooks via the library, it’s portable, and there’s no online BS to distract from your reading (I turn off the “show commonly highlighted passages” feature)