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Comments on: sensual reading https://hughmcguire.net/2008/05/27/sensual-reading/ aging idealist. ai and education, open web, open publishing. Wed, 28 May 2008 10:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Hugh https://hughmcguire.net/2008/05/27/sensual-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-6227 Wed, 28 May 2008 10:20:26 +0000 https://hughmcguire.net/?p=575#comment-6227 yes, i think that physical books actually contain all sorts of information beyond the “mere” text.

]]> By: Kara https://hughmcguire.net/2008/05/27/sensual-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-6225 Tue, 27 May 2008 23:16:56 +0000 https://hughmcguire.net/?p=575#comment-6225 That’s silly. It’s not just the smell, although that *is* extremely important…. it’s the the feel of the paper, of the edges of the pages, it’s the way the pages feel when you turn them. It’s the colors of the paper and ink. It’s the way the binding looks. It’s the way the cover feels when you open it. It’s cover art and typeface. (I love the page in the back of some books that tells you who designed the typeface, and when!)

Also, different books have different smells. Are they going to provide a mix-n-match sticker sampler? ;-) I don’t want my lovely glossy new non-fiction trade paperback to smell like my first edition 84 charing cross road.

I’ll read an e-book if it’s a reading emergency, but I just don’t enjoy it the way I enjoy a real book.

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