Kevin Elliott is the kind soul in charge of the Open Books bookstore in Chicago. Here on his blog, he posts about physical books, e-books, and why indulging
in only a sugary bit of nostalgia (but then leaving the bookstore
without effin' buying anything) probably doesn't do much to help the
case of bookstores:
Sniffing Glue
Here's the "article" that Kevin's responding to:
An E-Book Fan, Missing the Smell of Paper and Glue
The four of you here know me: I love physical books, especially the smell. But there are so many other great aspects of physical books to discuss that dashing off a trite essay about this one aspect of them to a major news outlet likely won't further any attempts to bridge the gap between physical books and e-books.
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