Arguments against ebooks is that they are not as practical as traditional books. They need power, they don’t fold well, they are not comfortable to read in the bath… But have you ever thought about the smell of real books?
“…ebook content provider CafeScribe is going pretty low-tech to give your laptop screen the same scent as a textbook: the company is shipping “musty-smelling” scratch-and-sniff stickers with every ebook order. The promotion comes in response to a survey showing that 43 percent of students identified smell as the thing they most liked about their favorite books….” [Engadget]
(via The Shifted Librarian)