How many still read a physical book? Just curious....
Due to disease, I must use my tablet to read. I don't like it and very much miss real books.
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PunkRockSuperStar · 61-69, M
I certainly do. I'm not sure exactly why, but I find it difficult to maintain my concentration and interest for long when reading on-line. I've never used a hand-held device for reading, but I imagine it would be the same or worse. But with a book, if it holds my interest, I can read several chapters in one go. And I simply like books.
Also, as with vinyl records and CDs, books have a tangible quality and permanence that doesn't exist with digital formats, and that's something that's important to me. I need to have possession of the physical item, but the world that's being created is one in which the super-rich elite will own everything, and we will be forced to pay rent to them for everything we need and do. I will do everything in my power to reject and prevent that.
Also, as with vinyl records and CDs, books have a tangible quality and permanence that doesn't exist with digital formats, and that's something that's important to me. I need to have possession of the physical item, but the world that's being created is one in which the super-rich elite will own everything, and we will be forced to pay rent to them for everything we need and do. I will do everything in my power to reject and prevent that.