images-1.jpegFurther to Luminato, Torontoist has a write-up of a recent panel at Luminato (a local arts event featuring authors Paul Theroux, Katherine Grovier, publisher Sarah MacLachlan, retailer Joel Silver and Atlantic deputy editor Scott Stossel, who moderated the event. From the write-up:

The biggest theme of the conversation was that reading on an e-reader is a different experience than reading a book. Most of the panelists argued that the experience of reading a physical book is inherently a better experience (a popular argument throughout the industry right now, but, really, it’s a personal preference and not a universal truth), and a more immersive one. This application of personal preference to an entire audience of readers is problematic. Why assume everyone everywhere wants to read everything in the exact same way? Different readers want different kinds of experiences, and publishers should be creating opportunity for consumers to make that choice.

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  1. My great-great-grandfather swore that he would only read from stretched sheep intestine with iron ore based inks. Absolutetly the best feel and enjoyment he said. My great-grandfather tried to get him to read paper based books, but my great-great grandfather would just beat my great-grandfather using the paper based book brought to him.

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