post 2: What is a book?

A book is a story between two covers. The physicality of it and the story itself defines what a book is. Personally i love holding a nice, crisp, good smelling book in my hands and turning the pages, I can understand the story being told in a physical book, but i read an electronic book im not getting the full book. there are no pages to be turned, no crispness to it, just a light and the tap of your finger. whats the joy in that? besides the physical book the story is what you make it. you have to use your imagination to have the story become the book. reading a physical book puts you right into it, think of it as an amazing view of a waterfall in the rainforest, you get the full experience of it if you are actually there and being able to touch the wet stone, rather than just looking at a photo of that waterfall and just experiencing the little bit of color it reflects. thats how electronic books are, you dont get to experience the fullness of it.
 "physicality of a book, the way it looks and feels and even smells--the notes written in the margins" this is what Nancy Jo believes, which is the same belief that i have, how can you understand what your reading if you cant actually feel it or write your thoughts to the side. i also believe what Tom Piazza says "Computers and e-books and smartphones all basically look alike. They are strictly vehicles; you pick them up to step through them into some consensus reality; you’re wired in" there is no uniqueness to electronics, physical books have thier own look, shape, and size, they all look different and reflect what the story is about inside.