The discussion of electronic works vs. paper works is contradicting and interesting. For my 16th birthday my mom gave me a kindle. This is going to sound harsh, but my kindle was possibly one of the most useless gifts I have ever received. Don't get me wrong, I have used it before. However, I feel like it's purpose isn't as intense of that of a book. I think what makes books so great is the fact that they are attainable. You don't need to click a button to go to the next page. They are binded and (possibly) personal to the owner. While a kindle was great for getting access to books quickly I found myself being not as engaged in the text because I wasn't able to hold it the way I wanted too, if that makes any sense. I think the idea of digital vs print with texts such as books and kindles depends on the person. I think in the grand scheme, digital texts will become more and more popular but will never "extinct" print texts.
Gladwell explains in the article "The Social Life of Paper" about print vs digital texts and explains that "paper enables a certain kind of thinking". I think this applies with what I was saying about not feeling truly satisfied when reading on my kindle. He continues to explain that the things that cover your desk, are most likely magazines, and piles of paper. This, relates with how I feel paper, or print text for that matter, can never be truly extinct. I am currently sitting in the lobby area of my dorm writing this, and looking around there is paper covering multiple walls. My desk alone, is buried under the piles of papers. In 4th grade we were taught the Dewy Decimal system in our library period. And I would think, things like this are starting to become less and less used in everyday. I think everyday texts can still be used digitally, they just need to have a personal aspect and a unique purpose.
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