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-I love books, and for a while I took had a guilty feeling of 'holding on to legacy technology', as the world moved into consuming more and more digital content (including digital books). For reference I buy hundreds of books per year and spend far too much money than I should on books. Have I read them all, no of course not. Have I found amazing books to read every year that improved my skills and knowledge, absolutely yes!!! The reason I buy so many books (multiple per topic) is because until I start reading them, I don't know which one is perfect for me (at that moment in time)
+I love books, and for a while I too had the a guilty feeling of 'holding on to legacy technology', as the world moved into consuming more and more digital content (including digital books). 
 
-After looking closely at why I liked books so much, I had the epiphany that "Books are actually the best technology to consume and process information" (see ""[Physical Books are the best technology for reading, and bookstores should 'give' an eBook with every physical book published](http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/09/physical-books-are-best-technology-for.html)"" )
+For reference I buy hundreds of books per year and spend far too much money than I should on books. Have I read them all, no of course not! Have I found amazing books to read every year that improved my skills and knowledge, absolutely yes!!! The reason I buy so many books (multiple per topic) is because until I start reading them, I don't know which one is perfect for me (at that moment in time)
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+After looking closely at why I liked books so much, I had the epiphany that _"Books are actually the best technology to consume and process information"_ (see ""[Physical Books are the best technology for reading, and bookstores should 'give' an eBook with every physical book published](http://blog.diniscruz.com/2013/09/physical-books-are-best-technology-for.html)"" )
 
 There is also a growing body of research that shows that the use of digital technologies are also affecting kid's learning capabilities (see "[students find it easier to read and learn from printed materials](https://twitter.com/nicolekearney/status/963946721662267392)")
 
-So if you don't use books or printed materials to read and review the information you are consuming, you are missing a massive trick.
+Basically, if you don't use books or printed materials to read and review the information you are consuming (and creating), you are missing a massive trick.
 
-The digital world is really good at promoting 'group think' and to present the previous technologies as 'legacy' and old-fashioned.
+The digital world is really good at promoting [group think](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink) and to present the previous technologies as 'legacy' and old-fashioned.
 
-The fact is that Books (and printed materials) are much better technologies for the consumption of information (one area where it is neutral and the advantages of the digital books is significant) are novels and fictional stories. In this case, the books is just a transient medium that is being used to tell a story, and what the reader is getting is an emotional connections with the characters/story and not really learning from the text)
+My experience is that books (and printed materials) are much better technologies for the consumption of information. One area where the advantages of the digital books can be significant are novels and fictional stories (namely the conveinience of access and the weight difference), where the books are just a transient medium that is being used to tell a story (in most cases, what the reader is getting are emotional connections with the characters/story, and not really learning from the text)
 
 The reality is if you want to learn, you are better of using a book.
 
-The same happens with reviewing materials. It not coincidence that we all have experiences of writing content in a digital medium (i.e. the computer) and while reading it on a screen it kinda looks ok. Then once we print it, and enjoy the unidirectional, offline and 100% focused in one activity experience that is 'reading a piece of paper', we find tons of errors and 'WTF was I thinking when I wrote that!' moments.
+The same happens with reviewing materials. It not coincidence that we all have experiences of writing content in a digital medium (i.e. the computer) and while reading it on a screen it kinda looks ok. Then once we print it, and enjoy the unidirectional, offline and 100% focused activity experience that is _'reading a piece of paper'_, we find tons of errors and _'WTF was I thinking when I wrote that!'_ moments.
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+Yes, the fact that books are offline is one of the book's main competitive advantanges! 
 
-Yes, the fact that books are offline is one of the book's main competitive advantanges. The fact that you are not interrupted by the constant stream of apps/websites and that you don't have a browser at hand, does wonders for your ability to focus and to consume information.
+The boook's _'features'_ of not being interrupted by a constant stream of apps/websites notifications and not having a browser at hand, does wonders for your ability to focus and to consume information.
 
-Another powerful feature of books (in addition of rendering contentin HD with real-time refresh rate), is that they allow your brain to consume information in a 3D format. For example, notice that when you flick back pages looking for a particular passage or graph, your eyes will be looking at a particular part of the page. This means that your brain not only is capturing the content that it is reading, it is also capturing (and storing) the location of that content, and how it realates to the rest of the page. One of the reasons that lead me to the epiphany of the value of books was how I noticed that it was bothering me the fact that kindle reorders paragraphs and pages when you flick back (and how it was affecting my ability to find content I've already read)
+Another powerful feature of books (in addition of rendering contentin HD with real-time refresh rate), is that they allow your brain to consume information in a 3D format and with more senses. For example, notice how when you flick back pages looking for a particular passage or graph, your eyes will be looking at a particular section of the page. This means that your brain not only is capturing the content that it is reading, it is also capturing (and storing) the location of that content, and how it realates to the rest of the page. One of the reasons that lead me to the epiphany of the value of books was how I noticed that it was bothering me the fact that the kindle reorders paragraphs and pages when you flick back (and how it was affecting my ability to find content I've already read)
 
 **Environmental impact of books**