E-books are digital versions of traditional books which are available online and are
readable on other electronic devices or computers. While, traditional books are paper books
available at libraries or book stores. E-books came into existence in 1930. The godfather of e-
book was Bob Brown, who named it as “Readies”. According to Desiree Dreeuws, “in the
1960s, computer scientists developed what were called hypertext editing and file retrieval
systems, which involved document hyperlinking and graphics. These systems are considered by
many to be the first e-books.” Since then there has been an immense growth in technology
world, which also boosted the usage of e-books in the world. However, there has been still a
huge argument on why e-books are better than the books and what makes them so different yet
very useful to humankind?
There are always questions leading to e-books because of its rapid growth in a short time.
Technologies have a bright future and they are going to have growth in most aspects. According
to Stephen king, “The future is going to be what the future is going to be.” So no matter how
difficult it gets to switch from a book to an e-book, people would have to do it to keep up with
the progressing world. Despite of this, many people from age group of 60s or above still choose
to read paper book, the traditional way. However, most of the youngsters and the elderly people
have switched to e-books from their paper books. The
Answer: I don’t think e-book will phase out the conventional print book because people often say that print book era has been dead where everything can be finding in eBook and other resources. I too agree with that everything should be in DVD’s, cd’s, usbport etc. but e-Book will help to increase the selling of book. for example if I write down the story by chapter wise every day in eBook after the completation of the book in I can publish the book where I can redesigned the book and I can get the buyer attracted and people will also love the book where it has the version of e-book.
This explosion of technology has opened many doors to the way we think and process information. Instead of the mundane linear cognitive thought processes involved in reading a book, the Net offers instant access to social media, games, shopping, and many other exciting and stimulating programs. This not only changes the entire spectrum of knowledge, but it also changes the way we look at the world. That is something the book has done, but not to this extreme.
In the article “Science Says You Should Still Keep Reading Print Books Over e-Books “by Penn Collins, is successful on providing a great detail on how online reading is making people take shortcuts. However, he lacks a data’s to support his arguments.
Before we divulge into the topic of this essay, let me begin by stating that neither the author of the main source, Steven Johnson, nor I intend to devalue books or look down upon them. In his book, Everything Bad Is Good For You, he starts off talking about the importance of books. He says, “We should all encourage our kids to read more, to develop a comfort with and an appetite for reading” (Johnson 21). Reading provides many different benefits, some including “concentration, the ability to make sense of words, to follow narrative threads, to sculpt imagined worlds out of mere sentences on pages” (Johnson 23). As an avid reader myself, I have always had an interest in books.
Things that used to be printed out on paper such as newspapers and articles can all be found digitally. There is not hope for the things of the past like that. It is only a matter of time before there won’t be any paper books. They will all be digital. A much acclaimed critic writes, “One has only to look at
Similarities between Dr.Frankenstein and his creature. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The monster he did underestand why he was created to him Dr. Frankenstein was like a father, albe it a dead beat father. This paper is going to explare the similarities between Dr. Frankenstein and the creature.
Former University of Connecticut basketball player, now Miami Heat guard, Shabazz Napier told reporters that he used to go to bed starving in college because he couldn’t afford food.(CNN) Numerous high school athletes every year aren’t able to go to college because they can’t afford it. These athletes that cannot afford college would also have their families to support while in college because of the families lack of financial income. College athletes should be paid to help themselves financially and to keep them focused on earning their degree.
Distraction is a useful and powerful tool that has been used throughout all of history. People have used distraction to cover up scandals, when battles/wars and to hide the truth. For example in today's world one could argue how North Korea distracts the rest of the world by making war threats so people can't focus on their actual problems going on in there country. But imagine if a form of society distracted you from living a healthy natural and real life. In “The Brave new world”
Electronic reading devices have become popular in recent years. Some schools have even gotten rid of paper books entirely. Their students read everything electronically instead. While eBooks have their place, their use in schools should be limited.
Technology is “stealing” the time we spend on reading books. As Nicholas Carr has mentioned in his article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Many famous writers are having troubles on reading books. Most of them have not been reading books for months (447). That is one of the impacts that the technology gives us. Teenagers spend most of their time on smart phones and laptops. They have already absorbed enough information from the Internet. As a result, when they are trying to read books, they will feel like they are having a hard time concentrating on
Many educators are embracing the use of electronic textbooks for a variety of reasons. Ken White, an instructor at Everett Community College, points out that some older students may have a hard time transitioning to e-textbooks but younger generations of students will be much more successful at making the conversion (Moving towards virtual textbooks). The trend seems to be that electronic devices of all sorts are becoming more and more popular. As these devices continue to permeate our culture, integrating them as soon and as frequently as possible into the classroom will help students adjust to using them now and in the future. White even uses the new textbook format because, “[Electronic textbooks] make me really look at my teaching” (Moving towards virtual textbooks). As a teacher, he is adopting the trend of going digital. By re-evaluating his teaching method, he will be able to approach his subject from a different angle that might be more
Carr identifies how reading a book is different from reading online because when you read online, you don’t think deeply about what it is you’re reading, and you don’t have to concentrate nearly as much. Carr also mentions that the Internet is something people find themselves going to more often than books because it is more time efficient.
The prevalent of e-books creates numerous platforms for the marketplace of books. For example, when Steve Jobs announced the launch of the iPad iBooks, it created an enormous opportunity for publishers.
Now days with the rise of digital technology many physical items such as pen and paper are slowly being replaced by computers and smart phones. But is this really a good thing? I read books and of course so do many other people in this class and around the globe. But since the creation of ‘e-readers’ more and more people have been converting to the technology based side of reading. Although technology is slowly becoming more predominant in this era we should not rely on it to always entertain and keep us occupied.
During the development of technology, most people have shifted to use electronic books to read both academic and non-academic texts. However, despite the technological changes, there has been a wide debate about the benefits of paper books over the e-books. It is important to understand that various reasons are suggesting why people should shift back to using the traditional books rather than the electronic ones. Even though some think that e-books are better that traditional ones, I believe that readers should return to traditional books because of various reasons.