What is a Book for Me?
Jun 6, 2025
In this digital age, the nature of books has changed. While digital and e-books offer flex-ibility, some books demand a physical form. Unlike e-books, which are fluid and adaptable, printed books are fixed—more like tailored clothes than mass-produced garments. This per-manence gives them a unique value but also comes with a cost, making the decision to print a book more deliberate than publishing digitally.

E-books offer convenience, allowing readers to adjust formats and typefaces, but they also impose limitations. E-readers have predefined options, making the experience uniform and impersonal—like mass-produced fast food. Some readers don’t concern them-selves with a book’s design, but for others, the physicality of a book is integral to the experience. A printed book invites interaction; it is not just read but held, turned, and felt.

A book is more than content—it is a tangible experience. That’s why it’s important to ask: what does a physical book do that an e-book cannot?