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 Smokingpipes.com is an exception. It has a serious web presence. The assortment of well-written articles from the notable Chuck Stanion and several other contributors inform, educate, and entertain. It’s as if ''Pipes & tobaccos'' magazine has been reincarnated in digital format that prospers as the “Daily Reader Blog” on its website. (Its counterpart, the smokingpipes.eu Blog, is also very active.)
-The best way I know to grow as a writer is to get peer feedback but, for some strange reason, the community of online readers lacks the inclination or interest to engage, participate, comment, or compliment the writers who contribute to our knowledge and understanding of pipe lore. I’m not a Rodney Dangerfield “I don’t get no respect” person, but maybe it’s what the screen writer Quintin Tarantino says: “As writers, if no one will give us respect, we have to take it.” When I read Stephen Marche’s “The Better You Write, the More You Will Fail” (''The New York Times'', February 26, 2023), it became clear to me that writers rarely experience moments of triumph. Marche argues that writers are peculiar beings, and asserts “Failure is the body of a writer’s life, and success only ever a temporary attire.” Don’t know how other online writers feel about the absence of any positive (or negative) commentary to their contributions, but, irrespective of the absence of any online exchange with fellow pipers, I’ll keep on keeping on, doing what I’ve done for a half century.
+The best way I know to grow as a writer is to get peer feedback but, for some strange reason, the community of online readers lacks the inclination or interest to engage, participate, comment, or compliment the writers who contribute to our knowledge and understanding of pipe lore. I’m not a Rodney Dangerfield “I don’t get no respect” person, but maybe it’s what the screen writer Quentin Tarantino says: “As writers, if no one will give us respect, we have to take it.” When I read Stephen Marche’s “The Better You Write, the More You Will Fail” (''The New York Times'', February 26, 2023), it became clear to me that writers rarely experience moments of triumph. Marche argues that writers are peculiar beings, and asserts “Failure is the body of a writer’s life, and success only ever a temporary attire.” Don’t know how other online writers feel about the absence of any positive (or negative) commentary to their contributions, but, irrespective of the absence of any online exchange with fellow pipers, I’ll keep on keeping on, doing what I’ve done for a half century.
 Now from that digital device to the digital book, a challenging topic, because the publishing industry is experiencing some sizable shifts. Everyone should know that for quite some time there’s been an exponential transformation, a digital disruption from physical books to e-books. Both have their pros and cons, so I won’t do battle about the benefits or advantages of paper versus screen, textbook versus technology, e-book (a multibillion-dollar business) versus physical book. It is fact that the print book is easier on the eye, and it is believed that the reader will absorb more information. Print books are here to stay, although they are cheaper to read online, if you have a computer, a mobile phone, or e-readers, such as Kindle, Nook, Tablet, iPad, and others. Goodreads.com and several similar platforms are also great sources, but good luck finding a tobacco or pipe book to read on any of these sites. An audiobook? Try listening to an audiobook to envision pipes. Are there many pipe or tobacco books as Portable File Documents? Too few to mention.