Nowadays there are many different ways to read a book, starting in 1455 with the Gutenberg Bible, being the first printed book ever. Over the years we have experienced different types of books, digital types or traditional ones. The first ebook ever created was done by Michael S. Hart in 1971 digitizing the U.S. Declaration of Independence. As in traditional books, there are many different types and brands of ebooks. The most known is Kindle, first made in 2007 by the Amazon company. Since then, kindles have been a huge success being sold all over the world and making good profit from them. In 2012 Amazon made $565 million just with Kindles. As well as printed books have developed over the years, ebooks have developed too. Ebooks are not just kindles, ebooks are every digital format of a book such as PDF, EPUB, etc.
There are some pros of reading an ebook. They help with the environment because they don’t require cutting down trees for producing the paper, they can be read many different books in the same device, the price of buying a new book is a lot cheaper (most of them being between $2 and $15) and sometimes you can even find them for free. Finally, it is easier for authors to publish books online than going through the process of sending it to the editorial, having the approval, printing it and at the end, selling it to stores. This may also be better for unknown or new authors so everybody can have access to their books.
On the other hand, there are some cons about ebooks. Many readers like the feel of touching the paper that printed books have. Digital books are read on a screen and even though they are made in a different way so they don’t damage your eyes, they are still harmful and can affect your vision. To end with, some readers admit that not seeing the cover of the book every day as in printed books, may end up not knowing what book they are reading.
According to research, many experts agree that ebooks are not worth in 2022 but I personally think they are. There are many types and platforms where to find them, resulting in a lot cheaper or even free. Ebooks help with the environment and are easier to carry around with you.
Do you prefer ebooks or printed books?
Do you think there will be no more printed books in the future?
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I believe that actual books are better than ebooks because normal books gives us actual knowledge and they make our brains work as hard. I fear for our future generation Because they would never know what a book would look like or feel like.
I personally disagree with you. I think eBooks have a future and they are more comfortable and convenient.
I like printed books because sometimes I don't like staring at a screen for hours and hours. Although I think that E-books are better. They are very good for convenience because you can have a book on your phone and read any book anytime. Also, you don't have to worry about losing your books. I also agree that there better for the environment. Therefore I could see them switching to e-books only in the future.
I agree that ebooks are better but I can understand that not everybody is made to read from a screen and can be harmul for their eyes.
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