“For nearly four years, publishing industry watchers and professionals have been saying the same thing: ‘There’s never been a more exciting time to be in publishing.’ In some regards, they are still accurate; new technologies and new platforms are launching every day, and new opportunities for readers, writers, booksellers, and publishers are being created all the time.”(Pilkington) In modern society, technology is constantly changing and improving the quality of life. With people using electronic devices more than ever before, digital books present an opportunity to eliminate some of the problems caused by printed books. People should switch to digital books because they have a positive impact on the environment, lessen injuries to students,
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Digital books are available more readily than one that would need to be purchased from a store. The book needs to be downloaded to a device and it is ready to be read. Individuals reading for pleasure or using books for research can gain access to books 24 hours a day. Libraries are changing with society and providing its patrons with digital books to check out. As this trend continues, more and more books will be available in this format. Along with Increased access, technological features enhance the reader’s experience. Textbooks often have links that can aid with understanding such as a flashcard game for a vocabulary lesson, a translator for foreign words, or dictionary that can provide definitions. The instant access and technological features provide an enhanced experience for reading and …show more content…
One main reason that individuals are against digital books is that a printed book offers the reader an experience that cannot be recreated in a digital format. “But there’s something about print that I can’t give up. There’s something about holding a book in your hand and the visceral act of physically turning a page that, for me at least, can’t be matched with pixels on a screen” (Catone). There is the feel of the paper, the artwork of the cover, and the smell of the book. Books use paper from trees, paper leads to trees and deforestation. Society must address problems that lead to global warming because the earth is more important than having this physical feeling from a book. Although a digital book cannot be made to feel like an actual book, as digital books continue to develop, they are beginning to incorporate some of the more beautiful aspects such as color and artwork. Other opponents claim that reading a digital book is distracting. Throughout the text there are links to dictionaries, and other interactive sites that correspond to the material which take the reader away from the text. Although these may seem distracting, proponents claim that these links are often helpful or enhance the learning of the material. As reported in the Washington Post, “For science and math classes, whose electronic textbooks often include access to online
Digital books are available more readily than one that would need to be purchased from a store. The book needs to be downloaded to a device and it is ready to be read. Individuals reading for pleasure or using books for research can gain access to books 24 hours a day. Libraries are changing with society and providing its patrons with digital books to check out. As this trend continues, more and more books will be available in this format. Along with Increased access, technological features enhance the reader’s experience. Textbooks often have links that can aid with understanding such as a flashcard game for a vocabulary lesson, a translator for foreign words, or dictionary that can provide definitions. The instant access and technological features provide an enhanced experience for reading and …show more content…
One main reason that individuals are against digital books is that a printed book offers the reader an experience that cannot be recreated in a digital format. “But there’s something about print that I can’t give up. There’s something about holding a book in your hand and the visceral act of physically turning a page that, for me at least, can’t be matched with pixels on a screen” (Catone). There is the feel of the paper, the artwork of the cover, and the smell of the book. Books use paper from trees, paper leads to trees and deforestation. Society must address problems that lead to global warming because the earth is more important than having this physical feeling from a book. Although a digital book cannot be made to feel like an actual book, as digital books continue to develop, they are beginning to incorporate some of the more beautiful aspects such as color and artwork. Other opponents claim that reading a digital book is distracting. Throughout the text there are links to dictionaries, and other interactive sites that correspond to the material which take the reader away from the text. Although these may seem distracting, proponents claim that these links are often helpful or enhance the learning of the material. As reported in the Washington Post, “For science and math classes, whose electronic textbooks often include access to online