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Will EBooks Take Over Traditonal Books In Popularity?
It appears to be the year of the portable eBook reader – the Amazon Kindle DX has been the fastest and best selling gadget for months with the Barns and Noble Nook keeping the race tight comes in with a close second. eBooks outsold traditional paper books as gifts over the past year. However, the question has been raised among ciritics, ‘will the eReader make traditional books obsolete?’
The Argument Against the Portable eBook Reader
The eReader is undoubtedly becoming more and more popular, however there are a number of reasons why it’s growth in popularity could be slowed. First off, the price of an eBook reader – even the least exensive model – is many, many times more than the price of a book. On top of the reader itself, there is still the cost of each new eBook to consider. Unfortunately, eBooks cost roughly the same as traditional printed books.
There is also the fact that the traditional book is a part of our history, and a part of our culture. There are people who love the feel of a book, who love to fold down the pages and love to make notes. People love going to the libraries and roaming the bookshelves. They love seeing books in their physical form, which can never be completely replaced with the ebook.
In fact, books become an artifact from history in their own right. Some people feel that paper books have a much longer lifespan than a gadget could ever have – electronics tend to break down eventually or simply become obsolete.
The Argument for the Portable eBook Reader
Those that have tried them say you can’t understand the experience of an eBook reader until you’ve personally tried it. Even some of the strongest book lovers have found themselves converted to digital format, and are giving in to what they realize is a probable inevitability.
Indeed, many business and universities already make use of digital forms of books to help make them more accessible. Student have access to textbooks and study materials from the comfort of their home, rather than having to go out to the library and carry heavy books back with them. Most of the top eBook readers, iincluding the Amazon Kindle DX and the Barns and Noble Nook, allow for annotations – making eBook readers far more valuable than simply displaying words on a screen.
A Middle Ground?
The middle ground states that, eBook readers will continue to grow in popularity, and eBooks will become more and more main stream. It’s doubtful that the physical book will ever be completely replaced, however, the portable eBook reader will make books more accessible, especially through the help of free libraries such as Project Gutenberg. Good news is we don’t have to make a definitive decision. We can have the best of both worlds…electronic and physical books.
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