As you commented yourself there are things you can do online (catch up on the news) and things you can't (collect books! well, you can buy them online, of course - but I don't get these libraries you might want to comprise online, because I believe in BODIES of literature...or in my case, books for friends around me in my home).

I think science is catching up to my more esoteric views on why paper and digital sources are not the same. Especially when it comes to educating children. There seems to be less engagement, and therefore poorer retention. One glosses over a screen more easily, whereas the paper page might still invite a finger to follow the words. There is still something organic about the bound book which fits the organic nature of language and prevents it turning into a kind of semaphore or data technology.

The light factor is also a problem for eye-health. But it also compromises you shining your own light onto the text, when it physically shines back at you (in blue light, to boot). It reduces your engagement, on a more holistic level and promotes, a superfical reading which in turn will create a demand for a more superficial style in writing. We need mediums that fit the message; and thank god, not every book (the novel) has one!

You see, just like we don't only eat with our stomach (the digestive process begins with the eyes, releasing juices etc at the sight of food), we also use our whole body to read actively. You could survive on supplements or intravenous feeds, but does this enhance the quality (enjoyment) of life?

It is already a problem that we read and not listen to story-telling (a great loss in conventional class-room teaching)..... But that brings me to my favorite topic of the moment, audiobooks (see one of my posts). Nobody on Steemit seems to like them (so far - although there is a growing market!). But I think they have an additional function to print. E-books do not, but as a tree-lover, I can easily think of one advantage.

In short: paper for me, so that I can twist and turn my body around the page to help my eyes see better, my ears hear better, indeed, all my (12) senses engage better. ESPECIALLY after a long day behind the screen already! I love looking forward to AFK-time with a bit of a natural feel in my hands. Sometimes it doesn't even matter then if the book is rubbish! How wonderfully more dramatic to toss it in the bin than press delete?

However, in fact: how seldom booklovers will bin a book, compared to deleting a file. It might cost a tree, but you might win an attitude of sustainability. Perhaps, the printed version forces you to select more wisely, chewing twice on a heavy read, refusing to pile on the rubbish. It is also harder to keep on hoarding, store away and never get round to the printed book lying around in your space, at all. Although, having said that, which avid reader does not have a shelf of "books I must read" already lined up?...