I intend on keeping all of my highlighted, annotated, and sticky-noted books to pass on to my children. It's not that E-readers are subordinate to printed copies, but I feel it's easier to become personally invested in a piece of literature when you can gather your thoughts as you think them, then go back and see how certain things made you feel. That's a mannerism I hope they pick up on if they're ever interested in reading my books :)
But.....you can highlight and write long notes and everything else on an e-reader too. And much easier to bookmark specific points or search back for when a specific thing was mentioned. Or look up the definition of a word. Or look up the wiki article of something (assuming you are connected to the internet). And you don't need a highlighter and sticky notes and a pen/pencil every time you read because its all part of the device.
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· 10 years ago
how can you hear the flip of the page, smell the smell of a new book, the taste, the fel of any book?
You will all probably hate me, but I really like my Kindle and I prefer it over "classical" books. Sure, you can't smell the paper or flip through the pages, but I'm honestly fine with giving up these weird paper fetishes if I can keep a thing that contains many books and takes up maybe as much space as a 100 page book. Charging is not that much of a problem as the battery lasts hella long, and the display's not LCD-like, so it's not bad for your eyes, either.
I know this is an unpopular opinion but I'm a Kindler and I'm proud! I love my Kindle.
I know this is an unpopular opinion but I'm a Kindler and I'm proud! I love my Kindle.