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Books are not going away. My kids devour books just like I did when I was a kid. Books can be lent, gifted, borrowed. Books can be discovered in physical places

• organsnyder 2y ago
  All of my kids have received Kobo ereaders when they became proficient at reading. Kobo is owned by the same company as Overdrive, which is our library's e-lending platform, so they can easily check out books themselves. Each of the kids got their ereader when they were 6-7 years old. Now: - 13-year-old mostly reads sports news on his phone - 11-year-old mostly reads paper books, occasionally ebooks on his phone - 9-year-old can't find her ereader, reads tons of paper books - 6-year-old just got her ereader and is devouring books on it (which is always the reaction when they first get it)
• wpietri 2y ago
  I'm not saying they're the same. And I am sure some kids favor physical books. But the question for me is the extent to which any of them will spend a lot of effort building and hauling around personal libraries when the digital equivalents are always available. And when it's easy enough to get another paper copy if you're willing to wait a few days. Some will, I'm sure, the way that some people born after CDs and digital music collect vinyl. But personally I'd guess it'll be a similarly niche interest, just another collector's hobby.
• robocat 2y ago
  My one weird trick - for those you look at second-hand bookstores. If I see a book I already own that I love, then I buy another copy. Then I can give it away later to someone who I think will appreciate it. I try not to lend out my favorite books because it is too much trouble to track where they went. Although most people mean well, books don't always boomerang.