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0 pointshoppa_liza8y ago0 comments

For me, the missing tactile feedback from the tablet puts me off. I need to feel the edge of the papers, and one side of the book getting thinner and the other thicker as I progress. The very act of splitting the book open is satisfying.

I say that and I am a very tech-inclined person, so to speak. But books are always a different matter.

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agumonkey8y ago· 1 in thread

I've basically reported the same as you, and I too am (was?) very technical, trying to optimize and thinking that tablets were a super set of books.

The edge has a deep link to my memory, scanning with my thumb is more satisfying than having instant full text fuzzy search, which is paradoxical since search is more powerful.

I ended up thinking that we do need physical stimuli. A lot. And that our brain likes to reflect from physical to ideal, if we skip a step, we deprive/depress the system. It will work but less so than having a right blend of physical then ideal brain stimulation.

Also, books doesn't distract, a tablet is a book reader, and 120 other things, including a gateway to internet which is a known addiction now, so for some, there's always a slight effort to make when reading a book that is not already captivating enough or difficult at times. Dead trees are passive things, and you have no other option than to focus all your mind to them.

dvfjsdhgfv8y ago

> I ended up thinking that we do need physical stimuli. A lot. And that our brain likes to reflect from physical to ideal, if we skip a step, we deprive/depress the system. It will work but less so than having a right blend of physical then ideal brain stimulation.

This. It's especially evident when you're trying to learn: a physical book gives you more sensations to associate with. Taping on a small kindle screen gives you a much less varied experience.

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