The technological advances have affected many aspects of our lives which have both benefits and drawbacks. One of the controversial topics related to digitalisation is e-Books. It is argued by some people that traditional paper books are out of date and should be replaced by electronic ones. In my opinion, although e-books have many advantages, printed books are still popular and they are used as the most prevalent way of reading in many societies. This essay will discuss both sides of this topic.
First of all, it should be said that, undoubtedly, like any other form of technology, e-books bring many benefits to our lives. Convenience and availability are its most obvious positive outcomes. For example, there are many online websites such as Amazon or Goodreads, that we can search and download any books we want in a more cost-effective way. As a result, many people prefer to turn to the electronic versions of books in recent years.
On the other hand, despite having many benefits, e-books do not have one important quality which is the "sense of book". To exemplify, many people who read e-books have their own paper notebooks to jot down some special elaborate sentences or in the case of educational e-books, it is common for students to take note of their paper to emphasize better memorized some points.
In conclusion, e-books and digital book reader devices have facilitated human lives by their convenience, portability, and also sustainability, but, for a reading addict, traditional printed books cannot be replaced easily by any other things, even in developed nations.
The technological advances have
affected
many
aspects of our
lives
which have both benefits and drawbacks. One of the controversial topics related to
digitalisation
is e-Books. It
is argued
by
some
people
that traditional paper
books
are out of date and should
be replaced
by electronic ones. In my opinion, although e-books have
many
advantages, printed
books
are
still
popular and
they are
used
as the most prevalent way of reading in
many
societies. This essay will discuss both sides of this topic.
First of all
, it should
be said
that,
undoubtedly
, like any other form of technology, e-books bring
many
benefits to our
lives
. Convenience and availability are its most obvious
positive
outcomes.
For example
, there are
many
online websites such as Amazon or
Goodreads
, that we can search and download any
books
we want in a more cost-effective way.
As a result
,
many
people
prefer to turn to the electronic versions of
books
in recent years.
On the other hand
, despite having
many
benefits, e-books do not have one
important
quality which is the
"
sense of book
"
. To exemplify,
many
people
who read e-books have their
own
paper notebooks to jot down
some
special elaborate sentences or in the case of educational e-books, it is common for students to take note of their paper to emphasize better memorized
some
points.
In conclusion
, e-books and digital
book
reader devices have facilitated human
lives
by their convenience, portability, and
also
sustainability,
but
, for a reading addict, traditional printed
books
cannot
be replaced
easily
by any other things, even in developed nations.