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The pleasure of a book that feels right in the hand—not too light or too heavy; pages creamy; fonts beetle-black—is something that publishers strive to preserve.I am having some cognitive dissonance here.
I have hundreds of books in my pocket. Thousands if you count my O'Reilly subscription.
Nothing about them has changed because of inflation. Except maybe the price.
Yes, all my books "feel" about the same now. And if I don't like the way they feel - maybe because of the font size - I can adjust that for any book.
Here is what I am confused about. Nobody calls an old vinyl LP or a CD "music". No one calls a DVD a "movie".
Why is the idea of a "book" tied so closely to the physical medium it is printed on?
Yes, of course I realize that many people prefer those creamy pages and beetle-black fonts. And for some things I do enjoy the printed page.
But for the most part, I am happy that I have all my books handy on whatever device I'm using. I don't think any more of a book as being the printed word.
I am having some cognitive dissonance here.
I have hundreds of books in my pocket. Thousands if you count my O'Reilly subscription.
Nothing about them has changed because of inflation. Except maybe the price.
Yes, all my books "feel" about the same now. And if I don't like the way they feel - maybe because of the font size - I can adjust that for any book.
Here is what I am confused about. Nobody calls an old vinyl LP or a CD "music". No one calls a DVD a "movie".
Why is the idea of a "book" tied so closely to the physical medium it is printed on?
Yes, of course I realize that many people prefer those creamy pages and beetle-black fonts. And for some things I do enjoy the printed page.
But for the most part, I am happy that I have all my books handy on whatever device I'm using. I don't think any more of a book as being the printed word.