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“I hate the Kindle… It is an attempt to erase 600...
Feb 23, 2010
“I hate the Kindle… It is an attempt to erase 600 years of progress. A printed book is a random access device, a Kindle is not.”
—Errol Morris
Matt Thomas on how books might be superior to e-books, using six points from
So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance by Gabriel Zaid:
- books can be skimmed easily
- books can be read at a pace determined by the reader
- You never have to plug a book in first in order read it
- you don’t need to make an appointment to read a book
- books are cheap
- books permit greater variety
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