Anecdote: I switched back from a kindle after 2 years. My kindle broke in the middle of a thrilling novel (The Magicians by Lev Grossman, highly recommended), and I decided to buy it hardback. Soon enough, I decided to not bother getting my kindle fixed -- paper books felt so much more focused, more visceral, and more engrossing.<p>I&#x27;m not sure it&#x27;s inherent. This may be a generational thing -- I grew up on paper books. Still, one data point.