PluggedIn: E-books read well, but paper’s more palatable

Robert MacMillan
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The number of people subscribing to newspapers may be shrinking as they flock to the Internet, but electronic book readers won’t shred the market for ink, paper, glue and binding anytime soon.

“It’s, I guess, the feel of holding a book that someone really put a lot of effort into writing, and you kind of lose that a little bit with a digital product,” said Katy Farina, 21, of Montgomery, New Jersey. “It feels real, whereas (the reader) kind of separates you a little bit from the story”