[icehawk219]

I'm with you on the tactile experience. I read a lot and have tons of books piling up around my condo. I've bought multiple e-readers and have an iPad but whenever I try to use them to replace physical books I just can't do it. For me holding a physical book, getting to flip through the pages, the feel of it, there's just something about it I've come to love and I'm not sure exactly what or why.

[aquadrop]

I like both approaches, because they offer different advantages. I tend to like reading physical books in natural lighting and mostly fiction. Like today, frosty morning with clear blue sky when sun comes through a window and illuminates the room I can't resist lay on the couch and read some physical fiction book in calm environment, it's quite pleasing. On the other hand, reading from ebook/tablet/desktop gives more interactive capabilities, I can get translation of some words, create bookmark, I can do search within book or on the internet etc., so it's more convenient for technical stuff or when I'm trying to improve language skills. So both ways are interesting, and I sure hope physical books won't die out.