Do you still read paper books now?
By Tyler
@Tyler198961 (148)
China
December 26, 2010 8:28am CST
More and more people enjoy reading e-books now. It is much more convenient than paper books. For me, when I want to read one book. I will go to the Internet and find the free e-books. I think e-books are pretty good. But there are still many people around me, they still like reading paper books. They say when they read paper books , they are listening to a friend ,not a machine. I want to know. what about you, do you still read paper books now? why?
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4 responses
@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
26 Dec 10
Hmmm...
While I love the easy availability of free ebooks, they are not quite convenient to read. I would prefer a paper book instead. You can position any way you want with them, put them aside and take a rest just then and there; and most importantly, when I read literature, I read it in one go. And for sure reading over 1000 pages offline is more of a fun off-screen rather than onscreen!
@Tyler198961 (148)
• China
29 Dec 10
Personally speaking, I like e-books better. Because in China, you can download many free e-books on the Internet. and I usually go to the book shops to see whether there are books that I am interested. and then I go to find on the internet and download.
@Tyler198961 (148)
• China
29 Dec 10
In fact, I like both of the two kinds of books. They both have their individual advantages and disadvantages. Personally speaking, I like more more e-books. Because in china, we can download a lot of free e-books from the Internet. I usually go to the book shops to see whether there are the books I am interested and then I go to look for on the Internet. It really help me save a lot of money.
@raj0019 (2623)
• Argentina
26 Dec 10
I prefer reading paper books, because they are more convenient to work with than laptop or desktop. Eyes may sore if you continuously keep reading on computer screen and it is very harmful too. Many type of devices are available in the market for same purpose, but nothing can take place of traditional way of publishing contents.
@Tyler198961 (148)
• China
29 Dec 10
Personally speaking, e-books will be more and more popular. But just as what you said Nothing could take place of traditional way of publishing contents. and I believe many people have get used to read paper books. They have strong love for them.
@jwfarrimond (4473)
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26 Dec 10
I've never read an e-book. I much prefer a real book that I can just read anywhere without needing to worry about batteries or the reader being made obsolete by new technology which may not be compatable with the present e-book software. You might end up with lots of e-books that you can't read because new readers have been brought out that are not compatable with the old e-book software.
@Tyler198961 (148)
• China
29 Dec 10
Personally speaking, in my country, e-book is becoming so popular that some products have been created to make people can read e-books anytime, anywhere. But I also think, paper books cannot be replaced by e-books. Traditional books have many advantages that e-books don' have.
