Freed From the Page, but a Book Nonetheless  —  PRINTED books provide pleasures no device created by an electrical engineer can match.  The sweet smell of a brand-new book.  The tactile pleasures of turning a page.  The reassuring sight on one’s bookshelves of personal journeys.

Source:   New York Times

Author:   Randall Stross

Link:   http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/business/27digi.html