Paper Books versus E-books

Did you know that e-books, that require no printing, cost more than paper books? E-books are books that are rented or sold on Apps such as Kindle, iBook, Amazon, etc. They provide an electronic version of the book in which the renter or buyer can read it from time to time. Paper books are books that can be bought in any bookstores or borrowed from any library. Classic books with paper are much better than e-books. Due to this reason, publishers and buyers should focus more on producing and purchasing paper book. They are better because paper books are more long lasting and practical to read, paper books cost much less than e-books and e-books are less eco-friendly than paper books.

Paper books are more durable and more engaging to the readers than ebooks. According to Sammons’ (2013) study, “A paper-bound book can outlast the life span of a human being [while] [t]he typical lifespan of a high-tech device is about 2-5 years.” This shows that the books that buyers have purchased in apps that exist in those devices will perish when the device becomes more damaged or not updated to the owner’s wants. If this is the pattern of book readers then it can be assumed that with time there will be less and less books that people will be interested in or even saved. Another reason that they are better is they keep the reader’s attention for a longer time. Sammon’s (2013) study also found that, “When you are reading a paper-bound book, there is nothing else you can do with that book. You entire attention is focused on the text and on nothing else [while reading an e-book has many distractions such as the web].” This shows that when readers are reading paper books they are more likely to focus only on the plot and the characters of the book w...

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... they make the readers concentrate better and they last longer. They are much cheaper by the evidences of the same website selling the same book by less price for the paper version and by the evidence of other sellers selling it for much less price. They are more eco-friendly than e-books because they use fewer materials to produce and they are more easily recyclable. Therefore paper books are much better than e-books.

References

Miller, D. A. (2013). E-books are not greener than paper books. Greenhaven Press. Retrieved from Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context database.

Purdy, R. (2010). E-books will not replace bound books. The Literary Work of Rundy Purdy. Retrieved from Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context database.

Sammons, E.(2013). Paper books are still the best way to read books. Greenhaven Press. Retrieved from Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context database.