1. It's paper
Print books have pages that are nice and soft to the touch. Paper makes reading physically pleasurable.
And after staring at a computer screen at school or work all day, how relaxing is it to curl up at home and stare at another screen?
And after staring at a computer screen at school or work all day, how relaxing is it to curl up at home and stare at another screen?
2. they fill your shelves
I suppose you could fill your shelves with various e-readers (there are so many different kinds), but how pretty would that look? There’s nothing quite like finding the perfect space for your latest book purchase and admire at your collection.
3. Antique books are amazing
There will never be a first edition of an e-book. Simple as that. How amazing is it to find an original classic to add to your collection? The covers are always a little beaten up and that’s what makes them perfect. There’s nothing quite like holding a classic novel.
4. You can’t get an e-book signed
Autographed books make thoughtful and personal gifts. Authors are flattered to sign hard copies of their publications.
Also, print books are fairer to writers. The Author’s Guild has been beating the drum for years that publishers give writers a lower percentage of the royalties for e-books. That makes it harder for authors to earn a living - and to produce new books. If you want to support writers, who are struggling these days, more than publishing giants - buy a print book.
Also, print books are fairer to writers. The Author’s Guild has been beating the drum for years that publishers give writers a lower percentage of the royalties for e-books. That makes it harder for authors to earn a living - and to produce new books. If you want to support writers, who are struggling these days, more than publishing giants - buy a print book.
5. The smell of it
What is as better as the smell of new book? Old book’s
E-book has nothing to smell.
E-book has nothing to smell.
6. Journey to the library and bookstores
That wonder filled your eyes when you looked at shelves among shelves full of books. You are in a room filled with knowledge, and it is simply majestic.
Besides, checking out books from the library teaches kids to be responsible. They have to realize that these books do not belong to them, and they must be returned after a certain amount of time.
Besides, checking out books from the library teaches kids to be responsible. They have to realize that these books do not belong to them, and they must be returned after a certain amount of time.
7. Print books are great to share
Any real bookworm would know that this takes a lot of trust because sharing a book is like letting someone babysit your newborn. There is nothing quite like putting a book into a friend’s hand and saying, “You’ve got to read this.” There are ways of sharing e-books but it has all of the warmth of sending an e-mail or paying someone on PayPal.
8. Studies have spoken!
Print books are better at conveying information.
A study reported in the Guardian last year found that readers using a Kindle were less likely to recall events in a mystery novel than people who read the same novel in print. So if you want to do things like follow plots and acquire information, print is the way to go
Print books are better for your health.
A Harvard Medical School study last year found that reading a light-emitting e-book before bed interferes with your ability to sleep, with your alertness the following morning, and with your overall health.
A study reported in the Guardian last year found that readers using a Kindle were less likely to recall events in a mystery novel than people who read the same novel in print. So if you want to do things like follow plots and acquire information, print is the way to go
Print books are better for your health.
A Harvard Medical School study last year found that reading a light-emitting e-book before bed interferes with your ability to sleep, with your alertness the following morning, and with your overall health.
9. Real Book won't die
It is so frustrating when you are in the middle of a suspenseful chapter, and then, all of a sudden, your battery is dying. A book would never fail you like that. No need to having a worry in the world.
10. Finishing a LONG GOOD BOOK is more rewarding this way
That feeling you get when you finish a good book? Sure. But closing the back cover of a thousand-page book that you’ve held in your hands feels SO much better than flicking your finger across a screen and discovering you’ve reached the end.
But I read both though. I think e-books do not subtitute paper books, they complement them. Like when you are on trip, e-books are the answer!
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