[28-Mar-2026 00:28:19 America/Boise] PHP Warning: Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:19 America/Boise] PHP Warning: require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:19 America/Boise] PHP Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php74/usr/share/pear') in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:22 America/Boise] PHP Warning: Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:22 America/Boise] PHP Warning: require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:22 America/Boise] PHP Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php74/usr/share/pear') in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:25 America/Boise] PHP Warning: Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:25 America/Boise] PHP Warning: require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 [28-Mar-2026 00:28:25 America/Boise] PHP Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/alt/php74/usr/share/pear') in /home2/graemein/public_html/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2 Comments on: The physicality of the Kindle https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/ engineering peculiar worlds Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Graeme https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/#comment-17 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:03:30 +0000 http://www.graemeing.com/?p=169#comment-17 In reply to Meg McNulty (@charitygirlblog).

I agree, Meg. The physicality of books are wonderful, and it makes sense to only own the ones we are really fond of, and to use the Kindle as a filter. So, e-readers aren’t necessarily book destroyers!

Do you think you are more likely to re-read a book on Kindle or with a physical copy?

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By: Meg McNulty (@charitygirlblog) https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/#comment-16 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:55:54 +0000 http://www.graemeing.com/?p=169#comment-16 If I really love a book on kindle, I’d be more likely to buy it as a hard copy – to occupy a public place on my shelves. Books are part of my home, and a legacy to hand on and share. I love my kindle but I think there is room for both!

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By: Kaylyn https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/#comment-15 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:02:49 +0000 http://www.graemeing.com/?p=169#comment-15 I thought fniding this would be so arduous but it’s a breeze!

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By: Graeme https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/#comment-14 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:42:27 +0000 http://www.graemeing.com/?p=169#comment-14 In reply to nick gogerty.

I agree. We still have stone tablets and scrolls from BCE that amazingly have not decayed beyond recognition. The irony is that in the event of some future cataclysm that removes our ability to generate electrical power, the e-books will be useless.

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By: nick gogerty https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/#comment-13 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:47:11 +0000 http://www.graemeing.com/?p=169#comment-13 you may enjoy Kevin Kelly’s, what technology wants. He researches how no technology ever dies. He found a 1905 sears catalog researched a few pages and found each item still being made. In a way the e-book is just another way of perfecting the reading experience in the function of choice. sometimes the physical is best and sometimes e. both will be with us for some time.

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By: Sunny https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/#comment-12 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:26:02 +0000 http://www.graemeing.com/?p=169#comment-12 For me, most books are simply something to be consumed. There are very few non-art books that I cherish owning in their physical form. Primarily, those are the books that have been personally signed by the author or gift giver–another failing of (or lack in) e-books.

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By: Ramblings of a little Blue Gnoll » Blog Archive » How the Kindle alters our relationship with physical books https://graemeing.com/technology/the-physicality-of-the-kindle/#comment-11 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:44:31 +0000 http://www.graemeing.com/?p=169#comment-11 […] just made a post over on graemeing.com about how the Kindle and other e-readers alter our relationships with physical books. Please […]

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