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Which is better, e-books or paper books?

I have the habit of reading books and recording my thoughts. So friends often ask me, do I usually read paper books or e-books? What kind of effect is better? I want to talk about this topic today.

Comparison between e-books and paper books

E-books: refer to publications that digitize information such as words, pictures, sounds and images, as well as handheld readers that integrate storage media and display terminals, in which digital information such as words, pictures, sounds and images are implanted or downloaded. Digital publications that represent people's reading are different from traditional publications that take paper as the carrier. They use light and electromagnetism as the media, digitally record in devices, and read, copy and transmit e-books on mobile phones, tablet computers, computers and other electronic devices with the help of specific devices.

Paper books: Books are the main tools used by human beings to record all their achievements, and also the important media used by human beings to blend feelings, acquire knowledge and transmit experience, which has made great contributions to the development of human civilization. Paper is the main carrier, such as typical newspapers and magazines.

Second, the advantages and disadvantages of paper books and e-books

1, advantages and disadvantages of paper books:

Advantages:

1. With texture, you can read page by page and enjoy the scholarly atmosphere.

2. More collectible, more practical to send to relatives and friends, and can be kept as a souvenir.

In reading, readers had better take notes, which is more conducive to understanding the main idea of the article.

4. It is beneficial to * * *, convenient to borrow, with low or no error rate (if not piracy), and can better meet the needs of readers.

5. In terms of comfort, paper materials are more conducive to alleviating visual fatigue under the diffuse reflection of light.

6. Economically speaking, it is beneficial to the development of printing and publishing industry and promotes employment.

7. It is conducive to calming people down, stopping impetuous hearts and cultivating people's scholar temperament.

Disadvantages:

1: It is not conducive to environmental protection. Every book is about trees, which wastes the forest resources of the earth.

2. It is inconvenient to carry and takes up a lot of space.

3. Not conducive to search. It will take a long time to find it on the shelf. Unlike e-books with search engines, you can click on the page you want.

4. Too monotonous, only a static reading experience, in which e-books can insert images, which can give readers a better reading experience.

5. The process from writer's writing to finished product publishing is complicated, which consumes more manpower and material resources than e-books and wastes social resources.

Second, the advantages and disadvantages of e-books:

Advantages:

1. It's convenient and quick, and you can read unfinished articles and novels anytime and anywhere.

2. Simple and labor-saving, and the carrier is usually small and convenient, such as mobile phone, tablet, MP4, etc.

3. Environmental protection and resource conservation.

4. Cheap, you can read updated books faster and better, and save money.

5. Rich e-books, digital information such as words, pictures, sounds and images can make readers feast their eyes.

6. Many humanized designs in reading software, such as adjusting font size and color, scrolling reading mode and reading at night, are more conducive to readers to read books better.

Disadvantages:

1. It's easy to get tired eyes, which is not good for your health. ?

2. garbled and misspelled words often appear, which hinders reading.

3. Dependence on equipment, no independence.

4. Piracy is rampant, which is not conducive to intellectual property protection and makes the original author suffer huge losses.

Summary:

Judging from the advantages and disadvantages listed, the two have their own strengths, and personally think that they can not be directly compared, but they can complement each other. ? At present, paper books are the main reading, supplemented by kindle e-reading. ? Although I bought an e-reader at the beginning, I also had a member of the online e-bookstore, but from my reading experience in recent years, I still prefer paper reading. ? Because paper books exist in three dimensions, while e-books exist in planes. ? From the reading experience, when I pick up a book, I can see every dimension of the book and feel more deeply.