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Paper Books Vs. Ebooks - Page 2

This is my pros and cons between E-books and print books:
Pros for E-books:
I have a Kindle Fire; I can change the size of the text so it will be easier to read.
Like other people have said, I can carry multiple books with ease; it is also easier to hold large books like The Lord of the Rings.
If you"re on the road a lot, subscribe to magazines and newspapers, and want them to come to you, then nothing beats the E-book reading Tablets.
E-books are easier to move, than boxes and boxes of books.
Public Domain books are free!

Cons for E-books:
You don't own E-books! There is always a possibility that one day a publisher doesn't want their book on your device any longer, and suddenly it's gone.
Technology is always changing, meaning that who knows if your device will be still around in 5-10 years, let alone 30-40 years.
It consumes electricity every time you plug it in.
You can't throw E-book readers away, leaving the question of how to dispose of an old out-of-date E-book reader?
You have to pay both for an E-book reader, and E-books! That can cost hundreds of dollars.

Pros of print books:
A book could be one thousand years old, or a day old, I can still read them, I don't have to worry about if my new E-book reader will be able to read it or not.
Books along with music, there is a feeling of ownership that people have when a person has a book, or CD, that a person doesn't have with a digital format.


Cons of print books:
You can break the binding while trying to read it.
It's hard for independent, or lesser known authors, to get into print since it takes a small fortune to finance a 600 page book ten-thousand times.
It's a source of de-forestation.

Ebooks Vs Books Paper

Nothing like sitting back with a good book. I will say the ebooks are a whole lit more convenient though.

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I own a Kindle and I find that ebooks are good for pleasure reading, but for more serious reading where I need to take notes, paper books are the way to go! FairMaiden, I also thought that the weight of carrying books would be a downside, but I haven't thought of it your way. To have a physical bookshelf full of books feels better than just having thousands of books on one's Kindle.

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I totally agree, corsava, one major downside for e-books, is that most of them (all of the ones on my Kindle Fire) do NOT have page #'s, so that means if I"m reading an article, or a book that mentions an e-book that I have on my Kindle Fire, saying "On page ____ "¦" There will be no way, other than obtaining a physical copy of the book, to look up the reference.

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I like to read when I'm going to sleep and the glow light of any electronic device [kind of] hurts my eyes at that hour so having a book is way better plus if I fall to sleep I don't have to worry about it falling over .

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Goodbye to heavy backpacks?: Hello, e-textbooks

Education leaders are calling for quick implementation of digital textbooks to increase learning opportunities and save money for school districts. Ref. Source 6

Paper Books Vs. Ebooks - Page 2

Replying to Haleray, who wrote:

I kind of see this as a pro for print books. I don't have an e-reader, so this is all speculation, but I feel that lesser known authors' ability to publish books in e-reader format would inevitably lead to an influx of poorly written books I would have to sift through. I feel that weeding through what is good and what is bad would be way too time consuming. Do you guys find this to be the case?

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For books to die it will take another century again and even then it will probably be a hot collector's item. I love the feel of a book but I also like the idea of being to retrieve the content of 1000's of books in a few seconds. They both have their advantages / disadvantages for sure.