Paul Graham on Twitter: "I always read printed books, not so much because I'm against Kindles etc, but simply because my main method of book discovery is used bookshops."

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1. Bryan Campen‏ @bryancampen 18 Jul 2019
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  Analog discovery in bookshops is a million times better than any digital search. Especially in used bookshops.
  
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1. Joe Ward ▲‏ @joewardpr 18 Jul 2019
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  We should be able to trade them for digital copies with a modest fee.
  
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1. Stefan S-A‏ @StefanESA 18 Jul 2019
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  I love opening a used book to find out that it was previously owned by a school library, and last checked out 10+ years before I was born. Not even Goodreads can make me feel as connected as knowing some stranger, 50 years ago, squinted at the same ink on the same yellow pages.
  
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1. Francisco Sevilla‏ @FranciscoSev 18 Jul 2019
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  Both ways are useful, Kindle mostly used in commuting !
  
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1. Dawid Cedrych‏ @dcedrych 18 Jul 2019
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  Another reason I prefer printed books over ebooks - a printed book is generally harder to get, and I feel more motivated to spend my time reading it. Also, having them on my bookshelf is sort of a trophy.
  
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1. Luis‏ @luishauenstein 18 Jul 2019
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  What do you think about Amazon as a method of book discovery?
  
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1. Apotheosis‏ @Apoth30sis 18 Jul 2019
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  Do you think there are any benefits to reading in print compared to Kindle/iPad?
  
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