In today’s digital age, sharing my passion for paper

Many of us spend all day looking at a screen–work, school, news, weather, games, sharing quick updates with friends and family.

My personal little break? Paper. Just me and something printed the old-fashioned way.

No autoplaying movies, no flashing bnnners, no ads clearly aimed at someone else.

Nothing tracking my movement, either. Anonymous, you could say.

Quiet. Relaxing. A few …

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I always forget how relaxing reading the written word can be.

I'm usually reminded when the power goes out and I have no choice but to read print.

Yeah, I find reading paper way relaxing. A few years back, I found the hot setup for me: no glasses, no contacts, good light. With that, I can read for hours. 

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I prefer print media

Perusing a forum is one thing.  Checking a few news stories, etc.  Sure, I'm looking at a monitor.  Phones?  pfffft!  A phone is for a conversation, or an occasional text.

If I'm reading, I'm reading printed media.  And I spend some time reading every night.

1988RedT2 said:

Perusing a forum is one thing.  Checking a few news stories, etc.  Sure, I'm looking at a monitor.  Phones?  pfffft!  A phone is for a conversation, or an occasional text.

If I'm reading, I'm reading printed media.  And I spend some time reading every night.

Well said!  Dang the digital I say!  I prefer printed media above and beyond all...OK yes, I do read the digital GRM articles pushed my way, but I love a good printed car magazine with well done photos.  The gloss of the pages, the smell of the ink.  Ah, just a cup of coffee, reading material, and a comfortable chair...

In reply to DavyZ :

Yep, there is something about the presentation of it all–the words, the photos, the text and how the whole thing comes together. 

I love reading and greatly prefer printed media, but I have discovered the local library's wide selection of e-books - being able sign out books with a couple finger swipes sure is convenient.

David S. Wallens said:

In reply to DavyZ :

Yep, there is something about the presentation of it all–the words, the photos, the text and how the whole thing comes together. 

You picked the correct career!

1988RedT2 said:

Perusing a forum is one thing.  Checking a few news stories, etc.  Sure, I'm looking at a monitor.  Phones?  pfffft!  A phone is for a conversation, or an occasional text.

If I'm reading, I'm reading printed media.  And I spend some time reading every night.

That's me. I'm not fit to live with without a book to read at night.

Somebody once said: You'll never get an idea of what someone is like by glancing at their hard drive but you will by looking at their book shelves.

A good book on the topic of zines.  Not solely about zines (but a lot of it is) there's also music and other things.

I actually subscribe to a few print magazines for the sole purpose of being able to take them out in the yard and read them by the pool. I find it relaxes me after being in front of a screen for so long and I can focus on reading articles that can take up to 20 minutes to read. It is a form of digital detox and I certainly highly recommend it!

In reply to ConiglioRampante :

Thanks for the tip, and I’ll have to check it out. Yes, lo-fi is in. :) 

Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:

David S. Wallens said:

In reply to DavyZ :

Yep, there is something about the presentation of it all–the words, the photos, the text and how the whole thing comes together. 

You picked the correct career!

Thanks and I get to work with a great team. 

I sure do love my paper formality, especially for magazines. I love the texture, the smell, zipping thru the pages to find a cool car while also admiring the cover. There's a lot to love about it and I hope its here to stay :) 

I enjoy a good book but eBooks are just so convenient especially for travel, but magazines must be print. Maybe it’s the number of photos or the size of a magazine that doesn’t lend itself well to a reader or computer, but a book is a story divided into a number of chapters, the magazine is comprised of a number of stories.  Some stories, as in GRM, are as little as a quarter of page.  Being able to thumb through the magazine, even when reading it cover to cover is so much part of the experience.   I have 3 magazine subscriptions that have gone digital.   I don’t read them.   

In reply to Zink11 :

Thanks for noticing and, yes, there is a method to the madness. The goal is create something enjoyable to read from cover to cover yet also welcome you should you join somewhere in between.