Context does matter, but you are picking and choosing what context matters to you. As it stands, white people wearing dark makeup to appear black is the continuation of a practice tied to the mocking of black people, and often enslaved Africans, in the US. That’s the context for this. More context for this, which a…

This. Not to mention I prefer using my Kindle for things like checking out books from the library. Just easier to go online, download the book from the library and not have to go over there. Much more convenient.

Some books deserve the tactile approach. Most are fine for a Kindle, and equally memorable.

As the owner of over ten thousand books that I’ve had to haul around for decades, I adore my Kindle.