This is the image of a paper book
(Source: Google.com, 2009)
This is the image of an E-book
(Source: Google.com, 2009)
According to Whatls.com (2000), an E-book is an electronic version of print book that can be read digitally using a computer, laptop screen or e-book readers. Majority of the people still prefer to print out the pages of an e-book to read. Due to this, PDF files are always the best format for this purpose. Both of them have the same function which enables people to read. There are many comments saying that E-book is going to replace paper books as both of them have similar formats. However, both e-books and paper books have their advantages and disadvantages.
The Advantages of E-books
-Contain special feature is its back-lit screen which makes enable people to read in the dark.
-Environmental friendly as we do not need to chop down trees to produce papers for books.
- Has built-in dictionaries, and font sizes and styles that can be altered.
-E-book reader hand-held device are light and can store to over half a million pages of text and graphics.
- More efficient as it is easier to find words in an e-book and this can eventually save time and effort on searching.
The Disadvantages of E-books
-Strain eyes and affect health due to a long usage of E-book.
-The price is costly compared to paper books.
-It is troublesome as the devices are not lasting and we have to charge it from time to time.
-It is fragile and has a short life span. Therefore, it is not reliable.
The Advantages of Paper Books
-Paper books are available everywhere in bookstores.
-Paper books do not cause any effect on our health unlike e-books which can make our eyes to be strain due to exertion.
-We can read paper books anytime and anywhere we want as they do not need power source to function unlike e-books. Therefore, we can save costs and preserve electricity.
- Paper books are more affordable compared to e-books.
-Paper books have no life span.
The Disadvantages of Paper Books
- Paper books are not user friendly and it is hard to erase the unwanted words when we make notes in it.
-Paper books are very heavy when we need carry more than one book.
-Waste a lot of time searching for information.
-Paper books are not environmental friendly as many trees have to be chopped down to produce every book.
-Paper books cannot be read in dark place.
Therefore, the bottom line is the preference between e-books and paper books are depends on the readers themselves. If one enjoy reading book more than once and likes to collect them as collections, they would still prefer paper books as the books have sentimental value to them. If one read the book only once and have to search for a lot of information for their academic and business purposes, then an E-book might be better as it is more efficient and save time.
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What is An E-book and Why Would You Want One? , n.d, viewed 14 June 2010, http://www.atlanticbridge.net/publishing/otherresources/whatis.htm.
Runna, 2009, E-book Vs. Paper Book, viewed 14 June 2010, http://bookstove.com/book-talk/e-book-vs-paper-book/.
Ebook, 2000, viewed 14 June 2010, http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/eBook
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