Kathleen Parker on the importance of touch:

The tactile experience of reading is also crucial to my reading pleasure. Holding a book compares to nothing short of a baby’s contact with his favorite blankie. Consistent with Ackerman’s findings, a hardback is superior to a paperback precisely because it is more solid, weightier and, therefore, more permanent, more important, better.

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2 Comments on On hardbacks

  1. Arunkumar Ravi says:

    and we talk about hardbacks vs. paperbacks in the times of digital ages with kindle and iPad in the market :-)

  2. savitha says:

    couldnt agree less :) A book is a book is a book

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