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LibertyImp | 7 days ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +4 
 As cool as e-ink is and as neat as e-readers are they will never be better than actual books. There is something about an actual book technology just can't replace.
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Enki | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 An ebook will never smell like an old  used book nor sound like it.
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LibertyImp | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Also the page textures. Some people may not notice but I definitely notice page textures.
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Enki | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Absolutly! Paper quality matters. Older books have a grain to the pages that most newer books seem to lack.
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john | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Paper book maxis unite.  They won’t rewrite my history
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bitpunk.fm | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Deckled edges or bust.
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Rene | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You can't read a real book while pooping at work. Point for pdf on the phone 😆
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Rene | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Correction: you can, but only once
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Thethird0cnzo | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 💯. 

Digital screens hurt my eyes.
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SatchmoNakamoto | 7 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Buy real books before they are banned. Our kids deserve it.
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bfgreen | 4 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 As a trained illustrator and notebook nerd, I surprised myself recently by switching to an e-ink notepad (#Supernote Nomad) and fraking loving it. It took a few weeks, but I’m hooked!