Why do people like books, still? All the reasons seem dumb/spooked and highly feels-based to me:
"Pros:"
> i just like the feel man
> books smell good dude
> you can like actually hold them and stuff
> wow like sit under a tree bro (e-readers let you do this)
> you can make notes in the margins (e-readers let you do this)
>muh physical bookmark
Cons:
<a library of 10,000 books will require an entire dedicated room at least, but can fit on a thumb drive in ebook formats
<can't search text quickly and easily
<can't get rid of other peoples notes
<waste of paper
<highlights and notes are permanent
<mass produced paperbacks are shitty and fall apart
<used books have torn pages, dick drawings, and other gross shit
<need to actually use the index instead of ctrl+f
<non-clickable table of contents
e-books are actually held back by trying to mimic real books too much. they're constrained by the expectations of what a book should be. page numbers are totally irrelevant in a digital format. There's no need for pages or page numbers unless you plan on printing. An endless scroll with hypertext links like epubs provide makes way more sense than the constraints on pdfs. Even an old web page is superior to books in that you can embed animated diagrams as gifs instead of drawing the same diagram several times.
publisher cucks and the academic industrial complex require us to keep purchasing these expensive wasteful ugly tomes for no fucking reason. the only books I think are cool are the really old ones. the leatherbound vellum artifacts that never got scanned. the historical curiosities. the things you need gloves and a degree in humanities to eve be allowed near.
>>21372 ( correcting myself )
>whenneverwhenever*
>I had read 300-400 pages of a minecraft story book in my childhoodIt was in one day, the book series was long
they're easier on the eyes than a screen. don't have an e-ink reader so can't say much about that
<a library of 10,000 books will require an entire dedicated room at least>not mogging guests by displaying the vast collection of books you've readngmi
>>21371that book inspired myhouse.wad. give it a play if you haven't. requires gzdoom
>>21378Also you can fit hundreds of books into a tiny shitty apartment with IKEA bookshelves (or just stacking them anywhere)
I still have a Kindle for extra space of course
It's all mix-and-match
Both have their places, I think one of the most interesting thing with books is that they can be easily shared, gifted, borrowed.
>>21382E-ink screens are like paper now but you can change the font and size of the lettering, so e-readers win for the ease on eyes.
>>21369The same book can educate generation after generation if stored properly.
The programmed obsolescence of your shitty e reader will only let you use it for a decade or two, if the blue light doesn't fuck up your eyes and completely claim your very ability to read before that.
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