The failure of e-books to take over from the traditional print format, as was so confidently predicted would happen only a few years ago, highlights how there is more to reading than merely the content of what we see. In fact, like any other object, the experience of interacting with a book, especially an old or historic volume, offers the reader the potential for a multisensory encounter. One that involves not only what the book looks and feels like, both the weight of the volume and the feel of the pages, but also the distinctive smell. In fact, one might also want to consider the particular sound made by the pages as they are turned over. However, it is the smell of older, and seemingly more olfactorily-redolent, works that appears to be especially effective at triggering nostalgic associations amongst readers. It is therefore only by understanding the multisensory nature of handling books, as stressed by this review, that one can really hope to fully appreciate the enduring appeal of the traditional format in the modern digital era. Several recent exhibitions that have attempted to engage their visitors by means of exploring the multisensory appeal of historic books or manuscripts in their collections are briefly discussed. While the multisensory mental imagery that is typically evoked by reading is unlikely to differ much between the print and e-book formats, there is nevertheless still some evidence to suggest that physical books can occasionally convey information more effectively than their digital counterparts.

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处理和阅读书籍的多感官体验。

电子书未能取代传统的印刷格式，正如人们在几年前如此自信地预测的那样，这突显了阅读不仅仅是我们所看到的内容。事实上，与任何其他物体一样，与书籍互动的体验，尤其是旧书或历史书，为读者提供了多感官体验的潜力。一种不仅涉及书的外观和感觉，包括体积的重量和页面的感觉，还涉及独特的气味。事实上，人们可能还想考虑翻页时发出的特定声音。然而，似乎更古老、更具有嗅觉气味的作品的气味似乎特别有效地引发了读者的怀旧联想。因此，只有了解处理书籍的多感官本质，正如本评论所强调的，人们才能真正希望充分了解现代数字时代传统格式的持久吸引力。简要讨论了最近几个试图通过探索历史书籍或手稿在其收藏中的多感官吸引力来吸引参观者的展览。虽然通常由阅读引起的多感官心理意象在印刷书和电子书格式之间不太可能有太大差异，但仍有一些证据表明，实体书有时可以比数字书更有效地传达信息。人们真的希望能够充分体会到传统格式在现代数字时代的持久魅力。简要讨论了最近几个试图通过探索历史书籍或手稿在其收藏中的多感官吸引力来吸引参观者的展览。虽然通常由阅读引起的多感官心理意象在印刷书和电子书格式之间不太可能有太大差异，但仍有一些证据表明，实体书有时可以比数字书更有效地传达信息。人们真的希望能够充分体会到传统格式在现代数字时代的持久魅力。简要讨论了最近几个试图通过探索历史书籍或手稿在其收藏中的多感官吸引力来吸引参观者的展览。虽然通常由阅读引起的多感官心理意象在印刷书和电子书格式之间不太可能有太大差异，但仍有一些证据表明，实体书有时可以比数字书更有效地传达信息。