No.21372
Idk but whennever I read a book , I'm somehow trapped inside it, half numb. It may last for short or long depending on the book, I remember that I had read 300-400 pages of a minecraft story book in my childhood
Now, I have focussing problems tho. My mind is always full with other thoughts or entirely foggy to focus on a thing, so I've not been reading for a month but I really should I guess.
No.21373
>>21372 ( correcting myself )
>whenneverwhenever*
>I had read 300-400 pages of a minecraft story book in my childhoodIt was in one day, the book series was long
No.21374
they're easier on the eyes than a screen. don't have an e-ink reader so can't say much about that
<a library of 10,000 books will require an entire dedicated room at least>not mogging guests by displaying the vast collection of books you've readngmi
>>21371that book inspired myhouse.wad. give it a play if you haven't. requires gzdoom
No.21375
They're a better way to store information than digital storage
No.21376
Don't need electricity
No.21378
> i just like the feel man
> books smell good dude
> you can like actually hold them and stuff
yes
anyways even technology still helps with physical stuff
see: abebooks connecting used bookstores with buyers across the world
No.21379
>>21378Also you can fit hundreds of books into a tiny shitty apartment with IKEA bookshelves (or just stacking them anywhere)
I still have a Kindle for extra space of course
It's all mix-and-match
No.21382
easier on the eyes to read paper for a long duration than a screen
No.21398
Books require no electricity and are easier to understand if you don't know the technology used to store files. For example it would be infinitely easier for us to decode physical alien writing then for us to figure out an alien computer system, access its files and then decode the writing in the files. Thus it would also be easier for future archaeologists to decipher modern physical writing if we go through a dark age and nobody then knows what a PDF is and they are all using quantum computer system completely alien to ours.
No.21400
Both have their places, I think one of the most interesting thing with books is that they can be easily shared, gifted, borrowed.
>>21382E-ink screens are like paper now but you can change the font and size of the lettering, so e-readers win for the ease on eyes.
No.21421
It's easier on the ways to read on paper. I read more ebooks than physical books because I'm poor, but if I was rich I'd definitely read just physical books, I get to read way more and understand way better due to less eye strain.
No.21440
Other than what anons said above, a book is great because you can dedicate yourself to it easier than on a computer.
If you get bored reading a book, you can't tap on it and switch to youtube.
No.21513
My biggest issue with my e-reader is that I can't have the book open at two places at the same time.
No.21882
not everything is scanned
No.21883
There's a serious fetishism for physical books in the world lol, mostly from people who never read too.
No.21884
>>21375lol sure fragile paper that gets ruined by anything moist or fire is better than digital
No.21885
>>21884books last much longer than hard drives though.
No.21886
>>21369i like them because you can hide sheets of LSD in them
No.21887
>>21885just copy and paste uygha. cant do that with a physical book
No.21888
>>21887The point is entrusting all of our information to computers could be a massive mistake, if society collapsed then we would literally be back to square zero, it would be like the fall of Rome but a million times worse because at least some ancient knowledge survived.
No.21889
>>21888How many times has society collapsed?
No.21890
the increasing privatization of information and restriction of access to it based on class lines is particularly worrisome for those in the third world. it will be another vector by which the position of the global south as subservient to the global north will be enforced. the greater the number of uncontrolled formats there are for valuable information the better.
No.21891
i dont have many physical books and rely on a kindle since i have an unstable living situation
physical books are kinda nice to hold and look at tho ngl
No.21893
>>21891indeed thats why youtubers love having a shelf of brand new books (that they will never open) behind them in their videos
No.21894
>>21889It's happened many times on a local scale throughout history, now that we're a global society there's a risk it could happen everywhere at once
No.21990
because its less easy to get distracted than on a computer where you can just open up youtube and shit
No.22052
Ereaders suck and computers are full of digital heroin.
No.22054
>>21369The same book can educate generation after generation if stored properly.
The programmed obsolescence of your shitty e reader will only let you use it for a decade or two, if the blue light doesn't fuck up your eyes and completely claim your very ability to read before that.
No.22056
>>22055>mostly hold their datawow impressive
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