With the rise in e-books comes the decline in paper books. Some people see this as a good step forward while others do not. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

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Some people prefer to read online books and they support descend of
paper
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books. While others think the opposite.
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situation has a number of benefits:
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however there
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however, there
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some drawbacks as well as will now be discussed. One obvious upside to decline of printed books is that usage of a lot of
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books
are caused
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has caused
is causing
environmental issues. Every year
myriad forest
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the myriad forest
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is destroyed
and a lot of trees are cut down
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to
create
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, it result more polluted environment for people. A
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advantages is that
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the rise
of e-book leads to save
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. Spending
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on books
is not waste
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does not waste
doesn't waste
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. But nowadays every
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individual
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for buying books, especially students. Due to online books they can read whatever they want easily
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as articles, works. Turning to the one negative aspect of increase of digital books is that it is
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people's health in the bad way. As ophthalmologists are
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confirming
that people who watch computers and smart phones a lot, they have eyesight problem and they see
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weakness
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results in them living
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a sedentary life
sedentary lives
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, some people prefer to read
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books, as they want to touch, feel and smell books. Most of people say that it is not
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the same feeling
between reading online book and
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one. In conclusion,
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there are both
electronic book and
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book have some advantages and disadvantages. But it is imperative to remember to use every advancement cautiously.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Convenience
  • Portability
  • Accessibility
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Environmental conservation
  • Tactile experience
  • Aesthetic appeal
  • Digital fatigue
  • Prolonged screen time
  • Technical issues
  • Independent bookstores
  • Piracy issues
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