Which light writing material is the best? In terms of durability and composition (can't be torn so easily). Papyrus? Paper? Linen? Parchment? (although I boycott the last one)

This is going to sound naive but isn't parchment paper?

No, it's animal hide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parchment

There's also a kind of paper used in baking called "parchment paper", but this is a completely different thing.

Wow, I had no idea, thanks for pointing that out linguoboy.

I guess I could see why you are opposed to it if you are a vegetarian or vegan or something of the kind.

How about stone? Durability and composition we have there. Even fire doesen't destroy it.

The Sumerians used clay and their "books" are still around.

I'm thinking of lighter materials.

We're speaking about writing materials and we live in the digital age!

[eo] Ni priparolas pri skribiloj, kaj ni loĝas en la cifera epoko!

I don't like reading text from a computer. I get tired much faster than reading a regular book. I printed almost all of the e-books I have.

And I'm tired people relying so much on digital technology. It is too depended. Nothing won't work without electricity and it needs to be handled carefully. As a country boy I prefer things that are hard to ruin, for example I prefer metal over wood, wood over plastic, plastic over ceramics, and ceramics over glass. I simply love pre-digital technology, ranging from reed pens to mechanical clocks to stone flour grinders.

I'd prefer a hard cover book over an e-book any day. I just hope that one day they'll make computers "hammer immune".

Unusual.

I also much prefer normal books over ebooks. Reading from a screen is annoying.

The materials used to make paper are hugely important to its durability. Wood based paper isn't as strong as cotton based paper (or so I've been told, I don't have direct evidence).

I prefer e-books mainly for one thing:

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