Get out your book and read

Re “Preferring print in our digital age,” Opinion, May 10

I am a typical baby boomer who loves to read that same way I did as a child — by cracking open an actual book. But it’s not only nostalgia that drives me.

My profession requires finding much more in-depth details than Google can provide. For instance, my company was hired to research and replicate musical instruments for the mega hit movie “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and not just for the vintage gear that the band Queen used, but also the actual custom instruments used on specific songs and in specific concerts.

The only way we could do that type of extensive research was the old-fashioned way — by poring over every book we could find on Queen, their performances and recording sessions, and the history of their many unique instruments. This was a most enjoyable experience. Long live books! Del Breckenfeld Desert Hot Springs