I’m with you. I have books over 250 years old, and love the texture of the paper, the smell, the differences in writing style. For ‘junk reading’ (fun, but of little consequence in the grand scheme of things), a paperback is fine...often complete with ‘noseprints’ for bookmarks...read to unwind before/as I went to sleep.
Thank you, for being a true blue conservative, unlike many on FR.