This has been bothering me for some time. I hope some AWers can help me on this, or we can get a good discussion going.
Over and over again, I'm reading people stating that paperbacks and hardcover books are real books. That they need to hold a real book in their hands, turn the pages, etc. I get that. I get that many need the tactile feel of paper. But that's not what's bothering me, and I'm asking for help.
How can an ebook not be a "real" book? It's written by a human being, it's published either by that person or a publisher, and, by definition, if you look up the word "book," it includes ebooks.
People who post in comments sections of online newspapers or news sites, keep referring to hardcopy books as real books, and actually give thumbs down if someone says that ebooks are real books.
Am I missing something here?
Over and over again, I'm reading people stating that paperbacks and hardcover books are real books. That they need to hold a real book in their hands, turn the pages, etc. I get that. I get that many need the tactile feel of paper. But that's not what's bothering me, and I'm asking for help.
How can an ebook not be a "real" book? It's written by a human being, it's published either by that person or a publisher, and, by definition, if you look up the word "book," it includes ebooks.
People who post in comments sections of online newspapers or news sites, keep referring to hardcopy books as real books, and actually give thumbs down if someone says that ebooks are real books.
Am I missing something here?