Ebook Placeholders

(I posted this comment on a Hacker News thread, but liked it so much that I’m repeating it here.)

Here’s an idea:

Sell physical placeholders that look like books, along with ebooks. You can put the placeholder “book” on your bookshelf to remind you what you own, decorate your room, and give your kids some reading ideas.

The placeholder could come in a variety of smells: musty, smoky, neutral, National Geographic I-think-I’m-gonna-faint inksmell, and my personal favourite: Earl Grey.

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