tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post4561954320248587316..comments2024-02-12T07:30:38.258-06:00Comments on One Man's Wonder: REAL BOOKS IN THE AGE OF VIRTUAL PLEASUREJeffrey Williushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748080134354732541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post-29721970327315092692010-10-16T12:50:50.329-05:002010-10-16T12:50:50.329-05:00Hey Andrea -- I can appreciate that point of view....Hey Andrea -- I can appreciate that point of view. Seems to parallel, in a way, the difference between being goal oriented and process oriented.<br />I must say that, after pointing all you enjoy about the ink-on-paper experience, I don't see how you can say that not having those sensations doesn't take anything away. Maybe Ms. Bellew will want to add something.Jeffrey Williushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748080134354732541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037880479077170696.post-20662844135650042002010-10-16T00:53:10.245-05:002010-10-16T00:53:10.245-05:00As a newspaper employee who has wanted to be one s...As a newspaper employee who has wanted to be one since I was age three, I can certainly appreciate the printed word. I love the smell of the paper and ink, and the sound of rumpling the pages over a hot breakfast. Watching the press run is still a thrill after ten years in my position. But, ultimately I value the information contained in the paper and not the format. The ideas define the newspaper, not the paper and ink. Unless a book is visual and contains photos, I don't think using an e-reader takes anything away from the experience. If anything, the new features (like the dictionary) add something a physical book cannot offer.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102591037499734717noreply@blogger.com