Paperless books are on the rise nowadays. The immense increase of online publications has led to the decrease in their paper formats. Indeed, a group of people considers it as a positive step while other, contradict the idea of e-books. Like every coin has both sides, virtual books has its own merits and demerits.
E-books emerged its path towards modern society. A variety of people, ranging from students to professors, government agencies to even homemakers have started using online versions of books and documents. Consumers of electronic journals are of strong opinion that they this version of publications are eco-friendly and avoids environmental destruction. Nevertheless, there are other positives of using the online version of reading materials, like it reduces the paper mess around the house, takes less storage space and is user-friendly. A recent survey conducted by Ohio University states that "90 percent of the elderly people concentrate better if the words they read are bigger and clearer, which is possible through laptops or computers". So the pdf format of a reading material is used by them.
On the contrary, another set of people is of the opinion that they are more comfortable using the conventional method of reading books bearing in mind the demerits of e-books. Some, according them are as follows. The e-books put a lot of strain on the eyes. A research published by Singapore Institute of Research and Science (SIRS) in 2019 shows, that the rays coming out from a tablet are harmful enough to kill 20 birds, thereby showing the harm caused by reading books online.
To conclude, every technology has both advantages and disadvantages. But it is imperative to remember to use every advancement cautiously.
Paperless
books
are on the rise nowadays. The immense increase of online publications has led to the decrease in their paper formats.
Indeed
, a group of
people
considers it as a
positive
step while other,
contradict
the
idea
of e-books. Like every coin has both sides, virtual
books
has its
own
merits and demerits.
E-books emerged its path towards modern society. A variety of
people
, ranging from students to professors,
government
agencies to even homemakers have
started
using online versions of
books
and documents. Consumers of electronic journals are of strong opinion that they this version of publications are eco-friendly and avoids environmental destruction.
Nevertheless
, there are other positives of using the online version of
reading
materials, like it
reduces
the paper mess around the
house
, takes less storage space and is user-friendly. A recent survey conducted by Ohio University states that
"
90 percent of the elderly
people
concentrate better if the words they read are bigger and clearer, which is possible through laptops or computers
"
.
So
the
pdf
format of a
reading
material is
used
by them.
On the contrary
, another set of
people
is of the opinion that they are more comfortable using the conventional method of
reading
books
bearing in mind the demerits of e-books.
Some
, according them are as follows. The e-books put
a lot of
strain on the eyes.
A research
published by Singapore Institute of Research and Science (SIRS) in 2019
shows
, that the rays coming out from a tablet are harmful
enough
to kill 20 birds, thereby showing the harm caused by
reading
books
online.
To conclude
, every technology has both advantages and disadvantages.
But
it is imperative to remember to
use
every advancement
cautiously
.