But there's something about print that I can't give up. There's something about holding a book in your hand and the visceral act of physically turning a page that, for me at least, can't be matched with pixels on a screen.Aside from looking at a book and enjoying the cover art and the way it looks and is organized inside and the experience of reading the book and being transported to another world and maybe learning something to boot, you've got the sensory experience of holding the book in your hands and feeling the texture and weight of it. Maybe you can even smell it too, that dusty moldy old smell or the chemical smell of the fresh ink and paper.
Of course, we do have a tactile experience with electronic books as well but it's the same from one book to another. Hit the button to turn the page. You still have the visual experience, which can be similar from one e-book to another. But e-books do have their good points. You can actually change the look of the book, choosing large or small type; white, black, or sepia background, and moving page by page or scrolling. It's easy to search and to make notes, which are great when doing research and writing.
Both paper and electronic books have their good points. As Catone says:
But the choice between e-books and printed books is not a zero sum game. Print books do not have to disappear for e-books to flourish, and e-books don't have to be the only choice.
