The guy seemed to be hiding something, but a retro tablet? Where had he seen one before? He then remembered. "Wait, you said a retro tablet, right? I think I've seen one in the library. The one with physical books that is." He told the guy. 

After the Neurolinker came to be and many books got online copies, books were rarely read in physical form anymore, so not many people were visiting the library either. However, there were always old books which were not online yet, and also some people who just liked to have the books in their hands. Sam himself was more someone who went to the library for the silence. He never liked it when it was crowded around him.