It’s calming.It helps you get deep into a topic.
Physical books are easy to underline,highlight,tag and come back later for perusal.It can be handed down,shared,sold,donated to libraries.Its a one time cost .You don’t need internet or any gadget to read a physical book anywhere anytime.Its like soothing music to your eyes after the Blue light onslaught.Go pick up a book.
I have Kindle app and Epub reader on all my phones.I own a Kindle .But I still buy both Bengali and English books to read.Its brilliant how books are the best way to share your childhood,wisdom and education with your kids.
When my daughter was five I gifted her the complete book set of Famous Five.She liked the occasional book but was not yet,a book worm.But I was patient.Then in 2020 when the pandemic lockdown and the online classes made online entertainment a problem for eyes,she picked up the box set and finished within a week and my little reader was born.
After that I didn’t have to ask her to read a book.We both read books together.I read the children’s books even now when I need a calm, happy read and my childhood reading habits have ensured I can stand or sit anywhere and wait in line when I have a book.
A few words about e-readers
The best part about e-readers is you can carry thousands of books anywhere across the world with you and not break a sweat.With libraries like Kindle Unlimited the only limit is your time to read .
At home I still like my physical books to snuggle up to in the afternoon.
The important thing to remember is,you don’t have to choose between the paperback/hardback/e-reader.They are just modes by which the stories or information reach you.The test for a reader is to be a life long reader,because apparently its a rare species nowadays!
I have a home library and it’s a place of joy for me and my daughter.