With the advent of technology and especially the time when computers have come in force, human beings’ lifestyle has changed dramatically. The genesis of electronic books has also altered the way people used to read information. While some individuals hold the belief that books cannot be replaced with computers, others think the other way around. I, too, subscribe to the idea that books should not be considered as a prime source of information anymore. Two significant reasons are presented in the paragraphs hereunder.
It is no secret to anyone that the internet and computers are considered as a treasury of knowledge and information. Not only does it have the most recent information, news, and event all around the universe, it also presents immemorial data that might not be found in books. One of the most important reasons that people are more inclined to read e-books using a computer can be attributed to the ease of searching data and reading them. Nowadays, people are provided with an ocean of information in front of them that can be accessed just by one click on a webpage; however, in the past, if one wanted to search for a particular topic using books, it would take him hours to find. Not to mention that portable devices such as laptops also paved the way people used to carry heavy books around just in case they may need some information. Thus, it can be inferred that features such as being easy-to-use and being portable have led people to prefer technologies and computers over books.
Furthermore, another significant reason for the replacement of books is the cost it bears not only for publishers but also for consumers. It is crystal clear that people have a thirst for learning more, and in the past, nothing could quench their thirst except for books. The more books that were published, the more trees had to be cut down. Actually, it has become a full-blown environmental crisis that there is a positive relationship between publishing books and cutting down the trees. Who wants to read books at the expense of losing forests and destroying nature? Of course, no one! At least, in this case, most people- I being the one- consider computers and advanced technologies an environmental-friendly invention. In this case, if we want to save the planet Earth, we should encourage people to use electronic versions of books they are eager to read.
To wrap up, although there are lots of people who have trouble reading books through computers and the physical books give them a sense of nostalgia, the merits of using computers instead of books outweigh its demerits such as the ones highlighted in the paragraphs as mentioned earlier.
With the advent of technology and
especially
the time when computers have
come
in force, human beings’ lifestyle has
changed
dramatically
. The genesis of electronic
books
has
also
altered the way
people
used
to read
information
. While
some
individuals hold the belief that
books
cannot
be replaced
with computers, others
think
the other way around. I, too, subscribe to the
idea
that
books
should not
be considered
as a prime source of
information
anymore. Two significant reasons
are presented
in the paragraphs hereunder.
It is no secret to anyone that the internet and computers
are considered
as a treasury of knowledge and
information
. Not
only
does it have the most recent
information
, news, and
event
all around the universe, it
also
presents immemorial data that might not
be found
in
books
. One of the most
important
reasons that
people
are more inclined to read e-books using a computer can
be attributed
to the
ease
of searching data and reading them. Nowadays,
people
are provided
with an ocean of
information
in front of them that can
be accessed
just
by one click on a
webpage
;
however
, in the past, if one wanted to search for a particular topic using
books
, it would take him hours to find. Not to mention that portable devices such as laptops
also
paved the way
people
used
to carry heavy
books
around
just
in case they may need
some
information
.
Thus
, it can
be inferred
that features such as being easy-to-
use
and being portable have led
people
to prefer technologies and computers over books.
Furthermore
, another significant reason for the replacement of
books
is the cost it bears not
only
for publishers
but
also
for consumers. It is crystal
clear
that
people
have a thirst for learning more, and in the past, nothing could quench their thirst
except for
books
. The more
books
that
were published
, the more trees had to be
cut
down. Actually, it has become a full-blown environmental crisis that there is a
positive
relationship between publishing
books
and cutting down the trees. Who wants to read
books
at the expense of losing forests and destroying nature?
Of course
, no one! At least,
in this case
, most
people-
I being the one- consider computers and advanced technologies an environmental-friendly invention.
In this case
, if we want to save the planet Earth, we should encourage
people
to
use
electronic versions of
books
they are eager to read.
To wrap up, although there are lots of
people
who have trouble reading
books
through computers and the physical
books
give them a sense of nostalgia, the merits of using computers
instead
of
books
outweigh its demerits such as the ones highlighted in the paragraphs as mentioned earlier.