what the kindle taught me about my reading habits, and why the print novel will never die (maybe)

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I once had an argument with my ex-husband (okay, we had many arguments, but that's not the point) about the future of traditional publishing: within five to ten years, he declared airily, print publishing would cease to exist.

No way, said I, because people still like and need the physical, the tangible. No matter how digital our world gets, we still exist within flesh-and-blood bodies that crave satisfaction of the senses. And there is a sensual component to reading, as any book lover...