In recent years, more and more people are choosing to read e-books rather than paper books. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this trend?

People's views differ over whether they should read e-books or
paper
books. In my opinion, opting for e-books vs
paper
books has more advantage despite some people believe it is the other
way
round.
To begin
with, the technology is improving in all aspects of life and it has
also
changed the
way
people read.
For instance
, Amazon has introduced an e-book "Kindle"; a reliable technology which is safe for the eye of readers.
Besides
, it is cost effective, handy and doesn't require a place for storage.
On the other hand
, newspapers and books are prepared using extract from trees. Eventually,
this
leads to the destruction of trees for raw materials which contributes to 2% of global deforestation. If
paper
manufactures plant trees equally for what they cut, it would greatly contribute to mitigating deforestation,
however
, they lack
such
awareness. There are various ways to read. Nowadays, people read news and topics of their liking in their mobile phones. Because of the increase in cell phone utility, it has detrimental effects on people's health. Reading hobby should never result in illness.
Moreover
, some people are under the perception that reading in gadgets causes trouble in some
way
to their body and mind.
As a result
, readers who are unaware about using the technology in a proper
way
end up buying
paper
books.
Such
people need to be educated or open to learn which one has best merits. In conclusion,
although
some people argue that
paper
books are the best
way
to read; considering health implications. I would completely go ahead with e-book reading as its advantages surpass its demerits.
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