It is often claimed that electronic devices will soon replace paper books. Do you agree or disagree?

In recent years, the popularity of electronic equipment makes people depend on them

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In my opinion, electronic devices will not substitute paper books and magazines. On the one hand, there are two main reasons why some people think new technological gadgets can replace books.

Firstly

, people can search for knowledge through online websites by a mouse click.

For example

, they have access to many websites to find many sources of material like politics and science through a phone connected to the Internet without going to a traditional library, saving their time.

Secondly

, new technology helps youngsters broaden their knowledge by providing the latest instruction which does not update through printed books and newspapers.

For instance

, a student may expand their understanding of wildlife by watching animal videos on YouTube. E-books cost much less to produce and less to buy than printed books. The information in a digital format can be shared easily by email or by copying the files into someone else's computer. It is

also

easier to edit them.

This

makes it overall more convenient for students who might not be able to afford a book each and who does not want to make notes and underline points.

On the other hand

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i

refers to the speaker or writer

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believe that there are reasons why books are not replaced by digital media versions. As to students, when the material is on the computer screen it is almost impossible to write notes in and around the wording like students can do with physical books. Highlighting is an extremely mechanical task online and sometimes does not show up enough to suit the purpose. It is much more time effective to highlight a book with a highlighting pen and

then

to write notes in the margin.

In addition

, computers require energy and resources to build, ship, and recycle or dispose of. Since computers and other electronics are disposed of, they can release harmful chemical substances into the surrounding environment, but printed books can be recycled in easier and more environmentally friendly ways.

Furthermore

, information available online is not always reliable because it is not checked by authorities and online platforms allow people to edit anything.

For example

, the prominent website of Wikipedia allows users the capacity to edit and add data to all published topic on their page;

thus

these make reader's knowledge being filled with false data. In conclusion,

although

new technologies provide quick information for users, I think that paper books is still not replace in the world.