Comments by "ncwordman" (@ncwordman) on "Physical books vs e-books: PLEASE end the "debate"" video.

@donaldwert7137 Wow, I never thought of how even large print books aren't large enough for some people. You reminded me I should never assume: a lesson I seem to always forget. Thank you. :)
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It's not to brag about what you read. It's so you can look at them and remember what you read in them. You're constantly refreshing what you learned from those books, when you see them on the shelf. Or, at least I am.
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@tostiggodwinson What are you sighing about? Were you being sarcastic or ironic? If so, it didn't come across to me. And I do have a playful sense of humor, thanks. I just apparently didn't understand your joke. Maybe that's on you?
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@Gerhardium Doesn't really matter what other ""irrefutable"" studies have been refuted, now...does it? If you have information on what @tlgarrison8433 wrote, on the studies they mentioned (and David referred to as well) then show it. Otherwise, that's just an illogical to say.
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Having a specific, physical book is totally different than an E-book. With your Kindle or whatever, it's just that one object, which you'd use for a variety of purposes. But with a book, it puts you in the mindset of its subject: Reading Fleming's "Live and Let Die" is a completely different experience to Miller's "Tropic of Cancer"; or Joy Harjo's poetry vs. Sagan's "Cosmos"; or Douglas Adams vs. Haley's "Autobiography of Malcolm X." With a book, you are telling your mind that it is learning about the Sioux, or Quarks, or Beat poetry. But with a single electronic device, there is no distinction: just the same glowing screen. And with physical books, your library serves as a refresher, a reminder, every time you look at your shelves, of what you have learned. And if the memories are vague, you know it's time to read that book again.
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@mahfuzurrahmansazal3974 It makes perfect sense to me, just not to you. Books give you the minds and thoughts of their writers. They are teachers, storytellers, and entertainers. When it's a good writer, you can feel their voice in the words.
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@preciousjade7336 But it's not a book. A book is a book; a screen is a screen. Every book is different. No matter what text is on the screen, it's still that same screen. It's okay to say that doesn't matter to you, or you don't understand.
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@preciousjade7336 I also spoke to the physical difference. Did you miss that part? Also, I really don't care AT ALL if you find it "crazy." What that means is we see it differently. Welcome to life.
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@MMG-q1v "Here is my perspective on ownership: the buyer does not own the book. The author and the publishing company own the book." No. You own your copy of the book. Period. What are you even saying? Of course I don't own the title and receive royalties. But I own my copy.
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They make large print books. Staring at an electronic screen is not going to help your eyes.
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Taking a single book with you on vacation isn't that cumbersome or inconvenient.
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@michaelstusiak5902 I'm sorry, you were talking about it being easier. So that's what I spoke to. My bookcases are pretty flexible. I have a few hundred: poetry, history, fiction, science. Whatever you can find on your device, your can find with the actual book. So I'm not seeing the easier or more flexible argument.
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