Comments on: Quantity has a Quality all its Own http://johnmiedema.ca/2009/11/04/quantity-has-a-quality-all-its-own/ books, libraries, technology Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: barbara http://johnmiedema.ca/2009/11/04/quantity-has-a-quality-all-its-own/comment-page-1/#comment-4189 barbara Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:12:28 +0000 http://johnmiedema.ca/?p=4041#comment-4189 I am even older, being tail end baby boom, but I was ready for the boom...had a PLATO acct in the mid-80's and got my first real email address in 1991 (there are advantages to living in Urbana, Illinois) and I understand the whole geek thing. I spend a hell of a lot of time reading non-books on the web, and I do most of my non-family "human" interaction on the web. (As an aside, I am a huge fan of the ebook, as well.) That has not in any way deterred me from reading print on paper books. IMHO, print on paper and electrons on a screen both provide a quality reading experience. I can't answer your "why"? I am even older, being tail end baby boom, but I was ready for the boom…had a PLATO acct in the mid-80′s and got my first real email address in 1991 (there are advantages to living in Urbana, Illinois) and I understand the whole geek thing.

I spend a hell of a lot of time reading non-books on the web, and I do most of my non-family “human” interaction on the web. (As an aside, I am a huge fan of the ebook, as well.) That has not in any way deterred me from reading print on paper books.

IMHO, print on paper and electrons on a screen both provide a quality reading experience. I can’t answer your “why”?

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