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Oh, yes, that's a good list, and I agree almost entirely. I wrote the post you're responding to, and I'm basically a digital convert. Just this year I got rid of thousands of physical books that I'd accumulated over last 30 years, and which were huge drag on my life, both from space requirements and from weight (made moving residences more difficult).

Having said that, I would generally prefer to read a physical book. If I had a physical book and and a nice tablet with the same (but digital) book in front of me, I would likely be reaching for the physical book. Ink on paper in good lighting is preferable to any screen I've seen. And there's an ease to paging through a physical book that none of the devices I've read ebooks on can match. So, yes, I agree ebooks on are on the whole preferable. But I would never go so far as to say they always provide a better reading experience. So far my ebook reading experiences are not quite as satisfying as physical books, but any deficiencies are outweighed by other advantages of digital medium.




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