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title: "10 Digital Books Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Digital Books quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Digital Books sayings and thoughts."
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> [I love digital books. And I actually started digital-first publishing back in 2005.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-day/i-love-digital-books-and-i-actually-started-digital-first-publishing/)

[Sylvia Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/sylvia-day-563_back_i-love-digital-books-and-i-actually-star_71318.png)

> [Everybody benefits when digital books are accessible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/torrey-peters/everybody-benefits-when-digital-books-are-accessible/)

[Torrey Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/torrey-peters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/torrey-peters-6000_benefits_everybody-benefits-when-digital-books-ar_2353190.jpg)

> [I occasionally read digital books when I'm traveling, but I do so begrudgingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-romaniello/i-occasionally-read-digital-books-when-i-m-traveling-but-i-do-so/)

[John Romaniello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-romaniello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcd/john-romaniello-31711_books_i-occasionally-read-digital-books-when-i_1471443.jpg)

> [I hate reading digital books. I don't enjoy the experience. I like smelling the paper, turning the pages. I think the book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/i-hate-reading-digital-books-i-don-t-enjoy-the-experience-i-like/)

[Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54d/paul-auster-351_book_i-hate-reading-digital-books-i-don-t-enj_2688382.jpg)

> [Digital books and other texts are increasingly coming under the control of distributors and other gatekeepers rather than readers and libraries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-zittrain/digital-books-and-other-texts-are-increasingly-coming-under-the/)

[Jonathan Zittrain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-zittrain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/jonathan-zittrain-12491_book_digital-books-and-other-texts-are-increa_1638726.png)

> [The problem with digital books is that you can always find what you are looking for but you need to go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/the-problem-with-digital-books-is-that-you-can-always-find-what-you/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/paul-krugman-2255_book_the-problem-with-digital-books-is-that-y_2902386.png)

> [“Digital books, like television and other media, are best meant for those Pandoras who've already opened their boxes and know what demons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-merkoski/digital-books-like-television-and-other-media-are-best-meant-for/)

[Jason Merkoski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-merkoski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e2/jason-merkoski-25851_books_digital-books-like-television-and-other_716640.jpg)

> [“Buy printed books because you save real thoughts of writers. Content of digital books can be changed easy if it is needed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ekaterina-yakovina/buy-printed-books-because-you-save-real-thoughts-of-writers-content/)

[Ekaterina Yakovina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ekaterina-yakovina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/ekaterina-yakovina-235012_book_buy-printed-books-because-you-save-real_661459.jpg)

> [“Digital books are in some ways hastening the lazy, solipsistic narcissism of our culture. We use our gadgets as proxies for other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-merkoski/digital-books-are-in-some-ways-hastening-the-lazy-solipsistic/)

[Jason Merkoski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-merkoski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/jason-merkoski-25851_writer_digital-books-are-in-some-ways-hastening_660128.jpg)

> [We'll always need printed books that don't mutate the way digital books do; we'll always need places to display books, auditoriums for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-johnson/we-ll-always-need-printed-books-that-don-t-mutate-the-way-digital/)

[Marilyn Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/marilyn-johnson-27373_auditoriums_we-ll-always-need-printed-books-that-don_1738269.png)

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