Once upon a time, books were artfully handwritten in beautiful calligraphy, and accompanied by gorgeous illustrations that lay between the leather bindings. Being very expensive, these works of art were highly treasured and valued. Naturally, when the invention of the printing press revolutionized the written word, some people feared that the tradition of reading books aloud with one another would become unpopular, and that an exquisite art form would be forever lost. The first book ever printed was The Bible (Kreis), which lead religious leaders to fear that people might actually think they could read and interpret the bible for themselves. And of course, what would all the scribes do for work? While one art form was lost, the easy access of books kindled the fire for a new era, one of education, science, and arts. The printing press is after all argued to be the greatest invention of all time. We now find ourselves on the breadth of a new revolution, and a new era. The development of electronic books, or eBooks, has changed the way people all over the world read, whether it is for study or entertainment. It is now possible to carry an entire library of 3500 (Carnoy) books or more in the palm of your hand. While the resource of electronic books has countless benefits, there are still many who prefer the comfort of tradition. It’s been a long and tedious day at the office. Your eyes are bloodshot from staring at your computer screen all day, and your fingers are cramped from pounding away at your keyboard. On your drive home, your mind wanders to the tattered, but loved copy of Wuthering Heights sitting on your bedside table. Its pages are crammed with your own thoughts and annotations, and the cover is stained mocha brown fro... ... middle of paper ... ...a, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. September 19th, 2011. Web. September 19th, 2011 Carnoy, David. "Amazon Kindle Review - Watch CNET's Video Review." Product Reviews - Electronics Reviews, Computer Reviews & More - CNET Reviews. CBS Interactive, 27 Aug. 2010. Web. 22 Sept. 2011. Guernsey, Lisa. "Are Ebooks Any Good? (Cover story)." School Library Journal 57.6 (2011): 28. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 19 Sept. 2011a Klienman, Sam. "Print Books vs. Digital Books." Palm Power. ZATZ Publishing. Web. 19 Sept. 2011. Kreis, Steven. "The Printing Press." The History Guide -- Main. 13 May 2004. Web. 26 Memmott, Carol. "E-books' Popularity Is Rewriting the Sales Story - USATODAY.com." USA Today. Gannett Co Inc., 6 Sept. 11. Web. 19 Sept. 2011. Raitt, Dr. David. Theme Issue: Electronic Books. 1st ed. Vol. 23. Bradford: Emerald Group, 2005. Print.
The press standardized grammar, spelling and punctuation in works. At the time, books would be copied by monks from the original work. Not only it was very expensive and long to do so, but books would not be identical from one monk to another. Each monk had his way of spelling and using grammar, which could lead to differences in interpretation. Every monk had his own spacing between words and lines, and, often, would not be the same from page to page of the same book. With Gutenberg’s printing press, spelling and grammatical rules soon were recognized and followed. Spacing between words was now the same and lines where evenly spaced on every page. This standardization could be seen in Gutenberg’s 42-line bible. Every page except for the first 10 had 42 lines and used the same font; there were 290 master characters to complete the bible. The printing press also allowed the number of letters on every page to increase by 50%. Those new found regulations of printing allowed readers to interpret authors’ intentions more accurately and made reading a more pleasant activity. Since the movable type press spread all around Europe, those rules soon became common everywhere on the
This source considers the issue of converting to digital books, specifically as it pertains to the effect that this change would have on the global environment. Although the research does recognize that there are disadvantages to not having a physical copy of a book and to abandoning certain platforms that do not transfer well to a digital form, overall, these researchers conclude that publishers should move towards digital products not only for the sake of cheaper long-run costs, but also for the good that going paperless can do for the environment. By displaying a series of graphs, as well as including multiple data sets, the text explains how e-books compare with printed texts; then, analysis of these facts is also included to show the reader the authors’ point.
The first printing press was created to make books (Mostly bibles in the day) cheaper and more accessible. At this time only nobles and scribes new how to read and write. In result of this press, written pieces became commonplace making the common people needing to know how to read and write. This literacy spread and spread as the printing press became more common and caused the majority of the world’s people to be as literate as it is today which helped to revolutionize the work
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Though many of the people around us enjoy the luxury of having access to libraries and books everyday, that is not the case for the vast majority of people around the world.
In a world full of technology, whether it be computers, phones, or anything digital, it's almost daunting to pick up a good old fashioned book. But if we take the time to open that musty old collection of papers and ink, we might be surprised at what books actually have to offer. In fact, as a general principle, the book is almost always better than the movie.
However, iIn spite of the current pre-eminence of e-books, it may be argued that they are not likely to replace print books anytime soon or possibly at all. Both formats have their advantages and drawbacks, which makes for one of them difficult to replace the other. Moreover, they serve differents needs and purposes. E-books are famous for their portability. Hundreds of e-books can be stored on a single device. Thus e-books don’t take shelving space and are convenient to take on travel, while even a few paper books are bulky and quite heavy to carry around. Numerous e-books are in open access, while paper books are not routinely available free of charge. E-books may be acquired and accessed immediately online, a feature I enjoy especially and treasure most: many a time I was able to buy and read an e-book at home within minutes of learning of its existence. Needless to say, e-books are considerably easier to cite and quote than print books, since the copy-paste feature spares us the trouble of retyping the quoted text. Another important advantage of digital books is their specialized software, which makes reading much easier: search and reference tools, changeable font size and day/night mode, dictionaries. Last but not least, e-books conserv...
Since early 2010, e-readers have become very popular, a fact proven through their sales figures. By July 2010, the e-book sales bypassed all hardcover sales. Continuing to grow,
Some years ago, with the arrival of digital technology, the process of reading has been changed to make it easier for everybody; therefore digital books are replacing the actual physical books. In spite of the fact that paper books and digital books are very similar in some ways, such as tittle pages, copyright page, covers, chapters or tables of contents; they present a visual and a sensory difference. In fact, they have a similar action that gives benefits but drawbacks at the same time. Paper books are tangible, accomplishment, easy to share; they have a unique aroma, and a sensitive side. But people should take in consideration that digital books are the better choice, because they are portable, convenient, cheap in price, and easy to manipulate, not to mention that anybody is able to have an bunch of them in only one file, either their phones or
Literature has changed over time. “The “death of print” has been much heralded over the past decade, precipitated by the rising accessibility of devices like tablets and smartphones that have made the electronic medium cheaper and more universal (1).” Literature has evolved
Getting educated is one of the most important things in life when it comes to getting a good future. By developing good knowledge of schooling, it helps establish and maintain new information as needed throughout the real world. As books are one the essential tools in learning, eBooks are being used in a everyday lifestyle. Traveling to get away places from city life, helps give reading a comforting feel. Students that use print books are eventually going to use ebooks in the future. By educating students with ebooks, it is more efficient than carrying textbooks; ebooks is more convenient and reliable to read, write and store notes. Print books are being replaced by eBooks, it helps on keeping files together and it makes notes
Electronic books, or eBooks, are becoming increasingly popular in today’s society. With the growing number of people using electronic readers (eReaders), some people are doing away with printed books completely. However, some people are still not quite comfortable ready for that. New technology makes replacing printed books with ebooks easier and easier as time goes on.
To conclude, there are many distinguished advantages that e-books have over traditional paper books, as e-books are lightweight, portable and hence convenient to carry, have greater update capacity, have greater storage capacity, easily accessible through online downloading as well as being environmental friendly (with saving trees). With ongoing technological development of ebooks, there have since been many added functionality for ebooks (rotational screen, hyperlink, split screen) with even many more functionality to be developed in the near future.