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For example, a school girl yearns for a 'fairy tale book' Elsa, The Snow Princess and not a 'physical file' from Disney Office.

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Turing_Machine12y ago· 2 in thread

She doesn't yearn for "ink stains on paper from a Chinese factory" either, if you want to look at it that way.

So you mean difference between books and files is merely philosophical?

Because technically I agree with you that it's only the presentation and nature of 'binding' that makes for all the difference.

No, I'm saying that the article is claiming a difference that doesn't actually exist.

If it's being transferred over the internet, it's a file.

Electronic books are a subset of files, not a disjoint set, just as paper books are a subset of "paper with ink on it".

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