Comparison of e-book readers

of the machines and the rapid development of information technologies, reading remains popular, furthermore, it is probably one of the most educational and preferred activities that a person can do. Why is it so? Why do people continue to dig into books while they can just turn on the TV or the laptop and watch some entertaining show or a film, which need neither concentration on the depicted material nor the careful thinking? For example, in the past reading was cultivated and highly…

Digital Reading is an Exhausted Debate" written by the author Nick Harkaway, it is argued that the digital revolution will continue to grow and will never stop. Moreover, that technology has more pros than cons especially when it comes to e-books .Harkaway praises books in some parts, but his main talk was about technology; he says that technology is becoming a portion of the globe that we inhabit at a level below our notice, and technology is as important as roads or supermarkets. I disagree…

1) Historical background In mid1970, FNAC, the biggest cultural retail chain dived into book industry and started selling book with a significant amount of discounts, which conventional bookstore couldn’t afford. In this context, French government started to discuss the importance of regulating the price of books, and they took into action of the fixed price of book to achieve the idea of greater acceptance that cultural diversity and national unlikeness should be maintained and encouraged by…

Amazon.com is an American electronic commerce company which is the world’s largest online retailer. The company which began as an online book store has since diversified its products to include selling DVD’s, CDs’, software, video games, furniture, food, toys, jewellery and electronics. Looking at the company’s business model, it proves that the company is not a traditional retailer. Retail is only a part of the company and although Amazons products are sold at a standard mark-up, the company…

Books, the source of ideas and insight into past and present generations. However, our current generation is plagued with a new issue of physical books or electronic books. Johann Hari weighs in on this discussion. In the article “How to Survive the Age of Distraction” by Johann Hari, the “age of distraction” is evolving because humans want to be on their electronics while reading. No matter how easy and fun technology is, it is still important to recognize what physical books have to offer. The…

studying. On average 98% of college students have used their phone for educational purposes. 53% use their e-books a lot in college (Nelson, Mark). If the teacher is having difficulty teaching they could change the text to something that is more understandable to the…

Summer of the Sea Serpent I’ve been reading and writing since kindergarten. We all have. None of us had a choice whether we wanted to learn or not, but some of us excelled more than others. That was me. I was one of the best readers in my class starting when I was in kindergarten, and I think knowing I was actually good at something is what made me like it, among other things of course. Now writing on the other hand, I have never felt confident with my writing skills. I am not one to write…

children’s books for many years. David Shannon has well over 20 books and each of them have their own uniqueness. Shannon is an amazing writer and illustrator. He knows how to draw a reader in and make them want to read the whole book. All of his books range from short books with one or two words on the page to many paragraphs throughout the pages. David knows how to suck the reader in and want to read all of his books. He makes them funny and interesting for all age levels throughout his…

In the article “An Ode to the User-Friendly Pencil”, Laing uses irony to illustrate that he prefers pencil more than computers because pencil has its own maintenance and simplicity. At the beginning of the article, Ling mentions the only modern technology he knows is “frozen waffles” (Laing 1). Frozen waffles are not considered to be a technology, it’s more like a common knowledge. The author uses a ironic way to show that he lacks the knowledge of advanced technology. Then the author talks…

Have you ever really liked a book and watched the movie, only to find out that the book is way better? In the book, "Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief" the book has a lot more details and backstory. There are a lot of things that can be confusing in the movie, if you haven't read the book. It is important that you read this essay because it will inspire you to read the book before watching the movie. Comparing the movie to the book, you will find some minor and major similarities and…