• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      In a lot of cases I still prefer the experience of a physical book rather than a website or an app.

      Not for everything, but there are some situations where an actual book is a more enjoyable and more versatile user experience.

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        Also, you don’t want to be looking to log into dodgy wifi when travelling with a burner phone to another country.

        Physical guides are more secure and don’t require downloading to a burner device.

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      Actually yeah. Books go out of date, and rather quickly. I have an Alberta Hiking book from the 1970’s, from just before Kananaskis Country was established. The trails in that area are pretty hard to look up because the names are all different.

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    Why are libraries selling books? Is it possible somebody mistranslated the word librairie (meaning bookstore in French) as library?