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by CamperBob2 1287 days ago
It wasn't just skeuomorphic, it had a functional component. It helped you keep your place and maintain context as you turned the page, just as you'd do with your finger while reading a real book.

No one has ever designed a physical book that works anything like the new page-turning approach, and you have to believe there's a reason for that.