Simply books..

18/01/2013

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and some facts that surprised me....

Kate Garland of Leicester University claims that you are much more likely to remember something read in a print book than if you have read it in an e-book.

More print books were sold at Christmas 2012 than in three years.

Only 13 - 14% of book sales in UK last year were e-books.

'You can't feel any affection for them.' (e-readers) says writer Daisy Goodwin 'It's like a remote control.'
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Poster in Waterstones.

Hardbacks with beautiful paper and typefaces, nice bindings and attractive endpapers have been selling well.

I think the print book will be around for a while yet! What do you think?
 


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Mary
19/01/2013 05:56

I certainly hope so. I do have an ereader, but mostly I use it to download library books. When I really want a good book...a hard copy is the only way to go. How else am I to pass on my lovely books?

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Freda
19/01/2013 15:54

That's a good point! There is clearly a place for both...

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julia
25/01/2013 12:28

let us hope so!! to me, part of reading a book is the stimulation of all my senses, the feel of the book, the weight of it, the smell of the pages, also the site of it, reminding me to come back!...also, what i have noticed is that when i ask someone the name of a book they are raving about, if it is on their ereader, chances are they cannot remember the title...too much is being lost....i am very interested to know that our brains process and store the info differently too....that is quite amazing!

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