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> "Is there value in identifying the difference between reading a longer article like this one and an actual book?"

I know its such a common thing to suggest, but if you haven't, I really would suggest reading Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan.

tl;dr is that every single medium of communication shapes the message it is trying to deliver. This is unavoidable and once you understand that you begin to see it everywhere (LLMS? yes).

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And at a meta level, every medium of communication shapes its receiver as well (think about the dumbing down effect of TV vs a book).