It is taught by some, that the increasing number of E-books is causing a decrease of Physical Books, and they believe this is a good development; however, others opine differently, they believe it is affecting the reading culture of individuals. Despite the disadvantages of this trend, I believe there are advantages of having E books.
To begin with, accessibility is a major benefit E-books offers to people. These days, it is easy to get any type of book online, this is because the internet provides customers with various sites and online stores that sells different categories of reads. With this ease, people can purchase their novels and alternative books online, rather than visiting a physical store, where they might have to go through a long wait and search to get a their book of choice. Additionally, online books cannot go bad or misplaced. Since these books are on the internet and are electronics, they are not susceptible to any physical damage, unlike physical books that can get damaged by water, heat etc. What's more is that, online books can be shared with other people; therefore different people can have the same book at the same time and save cost. This is not the same with Paper books, as one person can only read it at a time or buy.
On the other hand, there are also some disadvantages of Electronic- books. The most observed is that, this trend has affected the reading culture of many people, especially the Youth. According to a survey done at the Babcock University In Ghana, 90% of Students who read online, reported that they hardly finish a book. This is because they easily distracted by social media platforms, and also find quite cumbersome reading from their devices, which is not the same when reading from a Paper book. Additionally, the constant staring at computer screens and devices for a long time, have contributed to the increase of Bad Sights in the country. This was reported by the Ophthalmologist Association Of Nigeria. This facts outline the demerits of reading from an Electronic Book.
In conclusion, Although people can enjoy the convenience, sharing and long term availability of E books, the disadvantages should also be considered by individuals who use them often.
It
is taught
by
some
, that the increasing number of E-books is causing a decrease of
Physical
Books
, and they believe this is a
good
development;
however
, others opine
differently
, they believe it is affecting the
reading
culture of individuals. Despite the disadvantages of this trend, I believe there are advantages of having E books.
To
begin
with, accessibility is a major benefit E-books offers to
people
. These days, it is easy to
get
any type of
book
online
, this is
because
the internet provides customers with various sites and
online
stores that sells
different
categories of reads. With this
ease
,
people
can
purchase
their novels and alternative
books
online
,
rather
than visiting a
physical
store, where they might
have to
go through a long wait and search to
get
a their
book
of choice.
Additionally
,
online
books
cannot go
bad
or misplaced. Since these
books
are on the internet and are electronics, they are not susceptible to any
physical
damage, unlike
physical
books
that can
get
damaged by water, heat etc. What's more is that,
online
books
can
be shared
with other
people
;
therefore
different
people
can have the same
book
at the same time and save cost. This is not the same with Paper
books
, as one person can
only
read it at a time or
buy
.
On the other hand
, there are
also
some
disadvantages of Electronic-
books
. The most observed is that, this trend has
affected
the
reading
culture of
many
people
,
especially
the Youth. According to a survey done at the Babcock University In Ghana, 90% of Students who read
online
, reported that they hardly finish a
book
. This is
because
they
easily
distracted by social media platforms, and
also
find quite cumbersome
reading
from their devices, which is not the same when
reading
from a Paper
book
.
Additionally
, the constant staring at computer screens and devices for a long time, have contributed to the increase of
Bad
Sights in the country. This
was reported
by the Ophthalmologist Association Of Nigeria.
This
facts outline the demerits of
reading
from an Electronic Book.
In conclusion
, Although
people
can enjoy the convenience, sharing and long term availability of E
books
, the disadvantages should
also
be considered
by individuals who
use
them
often
.