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# ✱ Why I made a paper version of my book
- URL: https://www.trxl.co/why-i-made-a-paper-version-of-my-book/
- Published: 2016-10-26T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-25T00:27:16.000Z
- Author: Evan Troxel
- Tags: Writing, ARE Hacks, #sqs, #Import-blog1, #evantroxel-me-com

I originally didn't plan on writing a paper version of [my book](https://www.trxl.co/book), but I ended up doing it. I started with the idea that I wanted my book to embody the spirit of how I studied for the Architect Registration Exam myself, meaning, whenever possible. I wanted the reader to have the ability to bring up my book at any moment of the day, and the only way to do that was to get it on their device that is already in their purse or pocket.

But I love real books. I love them for many reasons, and I was reminded of a lot of them when I read [CJ Chilvers' blog post this morning about the reasons to buy paper books](http://cjchilvers.com/blog/reasons-to-buy-paper-books). Take two minutes to read the list and remind yourself why paper books are so important. I love reasons number 3, 9 and 13.