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The death of the mass market paperback, the people’s books (nikdirga.com)
submitted 6 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/books@lemmy.world
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Books themselves aren’t going anywhere, or so I keep telling myself and fervently hoping despite all the evidence humanity’s collective brains are dissolving into a stew of slop and influence.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I have mixed feelings. On one hand, i like the smell of actual books. On the other, I don't like the bindings on 90% of paperbacks. Especially if they are quite thick, like the Wheel of Time series. The pages always fall out.

I don't mind reading off a screen, but it probably would help to read longer if I had some kind of e-ink device that wasn't backlit.

[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

Most E-Inks I know you can turn the light off.