[Mehticulous]

The smell of paper, ink and binding glue.

The feel of quality paper.

The way the spine cracks when you first open a book.

The way the spine creases after you've read a book a few times.

[latexr]

While that’s compelling to many…

https://tapas.io/episode/516960

… it’s not really the subject of the question. The trend is more people moving to digital books, and those will be the most common first interactions people have. Those qualities you mention are nostalgic, like the sound of vinyl…

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?attachmen...

… and will go by the wayside as more of the people who care die.