You may have heard that traditional paper books are disappearing in favor of those new-fangled electronic books. While e-books have made huge inroads inthe publishing industry, I don't believe that traditional books will ever completely dsiappear. I grew up reading books as my special pastime. Nothing can compare to sitting by a crackling fire turning the pages of a leather-bound book or lounging at the beach wiht a good dog-eared paper back while soaking up the sun. Yet, recently I have turned to e-books for much of my reading. I believe that there is room in my life for both types of boks. I beliebve thet while still love paper books, they reading e-books than ever before and they are reading them on more kinds of devices.
While you can read e-books on the computer, the dedicated e-book reader is what made e-book sales soar. The amazon Kinndle and the Barnes and Noble Book reader are the devices that have made e-books wildly popular. E-books have many advantages, but there are things that we give up in order to use e-books instead of the traditional paper books. E-books are convenient. You can purchase a book directly from your cell phone, tablet, or e-reader. It appaers on your device and you can be reading it in a matter of minutes. You can purchase a book at any time, day or night. There are no or shipping expenses. What we give up is the joy of searching through shelves full of books in a store to find just the right one.
In ttraditonal book, you can write notes in the margins, underline phrases, dog-ear pages, and use physical bookmarks. In an e-book you can also highlight passages, write notes and bookmark pages. If you like you can also see what other people who are reading that book have highlighted.(You can keep your highlights private if you like). You can look up the meaning of any word without leaving the page you are on. You can also quickly search the book for words or phrases. What you give up is the ability to leaf through the pages and feel the paper between your fingers. Some e-books can be interactive and contain audio, video and animations, which can be very attractive. E-books can be read on smart phones, computers, tablets, and e-book readers. With most of them you can switch between devices and have your reading pick up right where you left off on a different device. The biggest drawback f e-boks is that you need to purchase a device to read them on and you must keep that device charged. Although you don't have to charge most dedicated reader like the Kindle very often, you do have to make sure it is charged when you are ready to read. E-books use electricity, but the trade-off for environmentalist is that no trees are required to manufacture paper for the pages for e-books. It seems that life there are always pluses and minuses. For me, however this one is a win-win situation. I will continue to own and display my physical books while also rading e-books on my smart phone and tablets. Book lovers around the world are joining me.
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