Nicholas G. Carr: "Anda bisa membawa buku ke pantai tanpa khawatir pas...

"Anda bisa membawa buku ke pantai tanpa khawatir pasir bisa masuk. Anda dapat membawanya ke tempat tidur tanpa merasa gugup karena jatuh ke lantai jika Anda tertidur. Anda bisa menumpahkan kopi di atasnya. Anda bisa duduk di atasnya. Anda bisa meletakkannya di atas meja, buka halaman yang sedang Anda baca, dan ketika Anda mengambilnya beberapa hari kemudian, itu akan tetap persis seperti saat Anda meninggalkannya. Anda tidak perlu khawatir memasukkan buku ke outlet atau baterainya mati."

--- Nicholas G. Carr

Versi Bahasa Inggris

You can take a book to the beach without worrying about sand getting in its works. You can take it to bed without being nervous about it falling to the floor should you nod off. You can spill coffee on it. You can sit on it. You can put it down on a table, open to the page you're reading, and when you pick it up a few days later it will still be exactly as you left it. You never have to be concerned about plugging a book into an outlet or having its battery die.