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In reply to the discussion: how many du members read physical books in this day and age? [View all]FakeNoose
(32,595 posts)I'll admit that it takes a little bit of patience to train yourself to read the digital format.
My sister is almost my age - only a few years younger and she buys printed books constantly. Then she gives them away because she runs out of room. My tablet e-book reader holds several hundred books at a time, and I can always replenish with the books I have stored on my computer. I'll never run out of books. Also I read newspapers and magazines in digital format.
You guys should understand that I spent my entire 40+ year career working in the printing industry. I was a typesetter, a proofreader, a production manager, and then I graduated up into sales, customer service and sales management. I saw this e-book trend coming a long time ago and I embraced it readily.
By the time our grandchildren reach their golden years, there will be no ink-on-paper printing any more, it will be all digital by then.