I only read ebook when I don't have access to my physical books. When I do read ebooks, I prefer it on my XTeink X4. It doesn't have the conveniences that Kindle and other similar divices offer but it works for me.

I haven't gained traction on it. Hoping that the DE community will help build this vision. Thanks in advance!

Expansive and expensive at the same time!

Will this also affect the search engines like Google?

Bad news for old-school people who still love books as a learning resource.

If you are like me who read The Code Breaker you come here and read this article and say "I get it". Raise your hand!

I'm betting on good, old writers that are not molested by ChatGPT. We will see troves of people getting back to Paperback & Hard Cover and people opting for pen and paper - analog - to record their daily lives.

We're just scratching the surface on Generative AI and I'm already tired of it. I got a tech book that was obviously written with the aid of ChatGPT.

I am favoring old non-fiction books for my reading pleasure - the ones that were bourne from human toil.

And, after posting this, I read Paul G's Writes & Write-Nots essay: https://www.paulgraham.com/writes.html

This reminds me to re-read The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande.

Why do that, when you could read the New Yorker article, A Life-Saving Checklist, by Atul Gawande?

I couldn’t read it, it’s behind a paywall.

No, you need to create a checklist.

If I had the financial resources, I would buy every yard service company that serves my immediate neighborhood, specifically those that love to do their work at 7 AM on Saturdays.

I guess this is the article referred to by this People Still Buy Books article.