Technology has put an earth-shattering impact on our lives in all feasible ways. It has also altered the reading habits and preferences of people due to the advent of e-books and e-newspapers. It is believed that in the impending times, people will completely stop buying printed material to read as they will opt for free of cost corpus online. This essay is in disagreement with the above-given idea.
To begin with, although in the forthcoming technophilic times more people will prefer to read books and news electronically, there will still, be a significant proportion of subscribers willing to purchase and read the physical versions of the material. It is because not everyone will be able to buy smartphones or other devices like iPads due to financial limitations as well as because of the lack of availability of such gadgets in remote or underdeveloped areas. Furthermore, traditional reading books are being read since time immemorial, and masses who are fond of reading get a sense of satisfaction and relaxation while holding a book and flipping its pages as they believe that the real essence of reading lies in going through the physical books only. It has also been scientifically proven that reading before bed-time induces sleep.
Further reinforcing, prolonged exposure of eyes to screen is not good for humans psychologically as it causes strain which makes the online reading experience unpleasant. It also weakens eyesight and increases the risks of other health disorders such as obesity and sleep deprivation. Many people such as the illiterate or the old aged are not well-versed in handling e-reading devices or accessing the internet for finding news to read. Moreover, a print newspaper is reliable, everlasting, and unchanging unlike news on websites. Last but not least, a recent study of young children between three to five years revealed that they had lower comprehension of the story when their parents read to them from virtual books as opposed to printed ones. This happens because they get distracted by e-devices and have a harder time focusing on the story itself.
To sum up, despite the several benefits of digital books such as its eco-friendly nature and portability, a considerable population will still continue to savor and use hardbound books and newspapers because of their numerous charms.
Technology has put an earth-shattering impact on our
lives
in all feasible ways. It has
also
altered the
reading
habits and preferences of
people
due to the advent of e-books and e-newspapers. It
is believed
that in the impending
times
,
people
will completely
stop
buying printed material to
read
as they will opt for free of cost corpus online. This essay is in disagreement with the above-
given
idea
.
To
begin
with, although in the forthcoming
technophilic
times
more
people
will prefer to
read
books
and news
electronically
, there will
still
, be a significant proportion of subscribers willing to
purchase
and
read
the physical versions of the material. It is
because
not everyone will be able to
buy
smartphones or other devices like iPads due to financial limitations
as well
as
because
of the lack of availability of such gadgets in remote or underdeveloped areas.
Furthermore
, traditional
reading
books
are being
read
since
time
immemorial, and masses who are fond of
reading
get
a sense of satisfaction and relaxation while holding a
book
and flipping its pages as they believe that the real essence of
reading
lies in going through the physical
books
only
. It has
also
been
scientifically
proven that
reading
before
bed-time induces sleep.
Further
reinforcing, prolonged exposure of eyes to screen is not
good
for humans
psychologically
as it causes strain which
makes
the online
reading
experience unpleasant. It
also
weakens eyesight and increases the
risks
of other health disorders such as obesity and sleep deprivation.
Many
people
such as the illiterate or the
old
aged are not well-versed in handling e-reading devices or accessing the internet for finding news to
read
.
Moreover
, a print newspaper is reliable, everlasting, and unchanging unlike news on websites. Last
but
not least, a recent study of young children
between three to five
years revealed that they had lower comprehension of the story when their parents
read
to them from virtual
books
as opposed to printed ones. This happens
because
they
get
distracted by e-devices and have a harder
time
focusing on the story itself.
To sum up, despite the several benefits of digital
books
such as its eco-friendly nature and portability, a considerable population will
still
continue to savor and
use
hardbound
books
and newspapers
because
of their numerous charms.