As eBook readers continue to make inroads into the world of reading books of all types, the true bibliophile may begrudgingly accept the convenience of the electronic newcomer, but there's one thing missing: they just aren't *real* books. The feel of paper against skin can't be mimicked electronically of course, and neither, until now, could the distinct smell of your favourite volume.

The BookNose (version 1) is the answer to that, and Real Soon Now will be available for most of the popular brands of eBook reader. Easily and unobtrusively connected via the device's USB port, BookNose emits a variety of aromas to intrigue and delight the reader, ranging from "Brandy and Cigars", "Chesterfield Leather Sofa", "Real Coal Fire" to "Wet Labrador" so even on the train you can imagine your faithful rain-soaked hound sitting loyally by your feet. Renewable cartridges last up to 30 days of continuous use.

Version 2 is currently being developed in conjunction with eBook reader manufactures and book publishers and will incorporate a multi-aroma cartridge which can emit the appropriate smell depending on the book text. Imagine a character wandering into a rose garden as BookNose V2 emits the gorgeous scent of tea roses...

BookNose: bringing real life to electronic media!
-- yorkshirebarm, Aug 12 2023

//But a real book does not emit the scent of roses// https://www.loc.gov/item/50049695/
No, it emits the smell of this ... [pertinax, Aug 12 2023]

Science Has Figured Out Why You Love the Smell of Old Books https://www.rd.com/...cle/old-book-smell/
[Voice, Aug 13 2023]

Welcome to the place of deadroads that come to life. Smell generators have featured here before but not one for digital books, as far as I can recall, so have your first ever croissant fragment. (mine are hard won and worth ten of anyone elses)
-- xenzag, Aug 12 2023


But a real book does not emit the scent of roses when you read about entering a rose garden.

Top tip: if you go around the East side of Radcliffe Square in Oxford you pass by the ventilation outlet of the Bodleian Library. It is the most concentrated aroma of old books I have ever inhaled. You could probably do a deal with them to install a scrubber in the outlet and distil the fragrance down to use in your premium capsules.
-- pocmloc, Aug 12 2023


Welcome, [yorkshirebarm].

Come in out of the rain.
-- pertinax, Aug 12 2023


How about a real piece of paper which comes out of the sides to fiddle with while you read the screen? Or a scroll/printer which prints onto real paper as you read?
-- Voice, Aug 12 2023


Ah, but it's not just the smell is it? It's the tactile sensation of the turning of a page which wafts the smell.
We might need some sort of roladex type mechanism to reload a continuous second page to flip.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Aug 13 2023



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