There is an ongoing discussion about whether e-books will substitute the
paper
books. There are both merits and demerits from both sides. I am going to discuss the perspectives from both sides before coming to a conclusion that increase of e books is beneficial than physical books.
On one hand, since ages, we have physical books. Physical books, play an important role in sharing knowledge to students and scholars. Reading physical books have many advantages. Take Use synonyms
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across the world not all the books are translated into digital. As per the study of University Of Manchester, only 10% of all the books are converted as e-books. Linking Words
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clearly shows the need of physical books.
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On the other hand
, e-books become popular day by day because of technological advancements. Sites like Scribd, amazon books become popular and reach out to the masses faster than the physical books. Even though, not all the books have their digital version, most of the books written in the recent decade have a digital version. Linking Words
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, the main advantage of e-books is to save the environment as physical books use Linking Words
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, by considering the above points, it's better to move to e-books as it saves the environment and remove the burden for children of carrying books. The government should take care of Linking Words
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