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“Real” Books and Why We Love Them

BySuzanne Mantell September 7, 2013

A recent ad for the Kindle Paperwhite, which allows reading even in bright sunlight, touts that the device will hold up to 1,100 books. That sounds like a lot, but for serious readers, a library of 1,100 books is not so large. Book lovers find it really easy to accumulate books—usually they find it hard...

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Kindle: Friend or Foe — A Book in the Hand Is Worth...

ByDeborah A. Lott, MFA April 29, 2012March 31, 2023

When I really fall in love with a book, I want it to have its own body.

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Kindle: Friend or Foe - Cuddling Up With My Kindle

ByLaura Golden Bellotti April 29, 2012

I was the last person in Los Angeles to get a microwave. I only use my cell phone for outgoing calls. I forget how to access the Netflix and Hulu features on my Roku system. I don't know how to use my husband's food processor or my son's GPS. I waited until 2010 to buy...