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On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:51:51 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:05:32 -0300, Salvador Mirzo wrote:
> 
>> It's much more pleasurable (to me) to read books off-screen.
> 
> You can’t do searches, though.

For non-fiction a decent index does wonders. A good layout and talble of 
contents also helps. Decorators? Chapter 14, page 254, all you ever wanted 
to know about them.