Interview with Sam
Sam sat on the window sill at the end of hallway as we began talking about books. Sam is also a freshman in college, but he does not attend school at Emory. He is a habitual reader of books and paces himself through novels by reading for thirty minutes every day. Similar to Rick, Sam also prefers physical books. He actually goes out to buy a new book every time he finishes a book he already has. He is very different from Rick and Joan such that he made an effort to read consistently and keep it a part of his life. We talked a bit about how the art of buying books. Whenever I buy books, it seems like a gamble where I can never be sure whether the book is good enough and worth buying.
When I brought up e-books, Sam told me that he never even thought about using e-books. I brought up its economic benefits and convenience, but he still preferred print books. He would much rather pay a little bit extra just to have a physical book in his hand. He brought up an interesting point about how if he were to collect enough books over time, he would want to be able to display his books on a shelf possibly in his own office or library. With e-books, he does not have that luxury. There is something special in being able to visually see all the books a person’s ever read neatly lined up next to each other.
When I brought up e-books, Sam told me that he never even thought about using e-books. I brought up its economic benefits and convenience, but he still preferred print books. He would much rather pay a little bit extra just to have a physical book in his hand. He brought up an interesting point about how if he were to collect enough books over time, he would want to be able to display his books on a shelf possibly in his own office or library. With e-books, he does not have that luxury. There is something special in being able to visually see all the books a person’s ever read neatly lined up next to each other.