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10 years of the Kindle and the curious incident of a dog in the day-time

jelabarre59

That said I dislike e-books intensely they do not give me the same tactile feel. I can't quickly scan back through the pages to relocate something. Having read a book I can recall where in the book some information was, and whether it was on the right or left hand page or not. I cannot do that with an e-book. I mostly read non-fiction and like to jump about within the volume, again that is not convenient with e-readers.

ears ago, before e-readers and tablets really caught on, I had suggested an electronic/hardcopy hybrid. It was in the early days of the "e-ink" tech, and I suggested a 500-sheet paperback sized "blank" book, which you would insert a SD card into which contained the contents of the book. It would energize the e-ink to create a simulation of a paperback book which you could flip back-and-forth in, and get the tactile sensation of a physical book. Pretty much impossible to do even now.

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