Topic: Electronic Books vs. Real Books.

Ten-second review: What are the values of printed books over electronic books? “The book is small, lightweight and durable, and can be stuffed in a coat pocket, read in the waiting room, on the plane…. Books give aesthetic and tactile pleasure…from the moment of purchase until the last page is turned. Books speak even when they stand unopened on the shelf. If you would know a man or woman, look at their books, not their software…. Nobody is going to sit down and read a novel on a twitchy little screen. Ever.

Source: EA Proulx. The Writer (November 1994) reprinted in The Writer (November 2004), 8. The Writer is a magazine by writers for writers.

Comment: Reading electronic books is reading a scroll. A long time ago people decided that reading pages was more comfortable than reading a scroll. And the point about reading books in any medium is ideas. Books are the source of ideas. RayS.