In recent years, more and more people are choosing to read e-books rather than paper books.
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
E-books are becoming a common choice among an increasing number of people nowadays. In my opinion, I think that electronic books bring about more advantages for people compared to any problems they might bring.
To begin with the negatives, e-books, the screen of computers and mobile phones in general, are considered as having detrimental effects on our health and eyes by physicians. In no way can people avoid of these impacts unless they take some safety measures such as wearing blocking glasses and putting a cactus next to the computer, which in turn might be pricey. Moreover, e-books are not as necessarily available as traditional books most of the time. Considering a need for electricity to recharge the device, being used for e-books, people sometimes, even living in developed countries, cannot have an access to e-books just in cases of power outage, for instance, not to say the ones residing in remote areas.
Despite the disadvantages above, I believe people could face enormous benefits from having electronic books. First, the introduction of e-books in late 1980s made it possible to not to carry heavy books anymore. Since one can download several books on their mobile phone or computer, it has become more convenient for people to read a wide range of books just via a number of clicks. On top of that, people, unlike traditional books, can read their e-books whenever or wherever they are. To illustrate, it is now fairly common among individuals to read their favorite novel, story or comic strips while commuting by bus or car. Finally, e-books cost much more affordable compared to the paper books. Since nowadays there is an array of websites and browsers, ranging from Google eBookstore to Open Library, anyone, regardless of their age or gender, can download the book of their interest just by having an access to the Internet.
In conclusion, convenience, availability and affordability of electronic books far outweigh any of the minor drawbacks resulting from them.
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