In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It is argued that in the upcoming years, free online newspapers and books will cause the disappearance of the traditional items.

However

, I believe that printed products would remain an essential source of information. The

first

reason is that online reading is not always free of charge.

This

is true

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for

many prestigious magazines in the world,

such

as The Economist. To read the most updated news from these world-famous newspapers, the audience has to pay a monthly subscription fee. Another example is research in academic journals. For high- quality articles published in top magazines and cited by many other scholars, a

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higher

price is usually charged.

In other words

, it can be seen that there seems to be no high- quality but free content online. Meanwhile, printed newspapers are of critical importance for some groups of audiences. One of them is people living in areas with an unstable network or inadequate facilities. In many developing countries, especially in rural areas, many people are still struggling with basic living expenses, let alone purchasing a smart device and paying for Internet fees. Another group might be children and the elderly. The reason for their restricted access to online materials is that for children, they can be exposed to inappropriate content as many websites online are not censored, whereas, for the elderly, they are not familiar with

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the functions

in smartphones or computers. In conclusion, it is my firm belief that traditional newspapers and books cannot be rendered obsolete by their online counterparts as they are not free as many people expect.

Furthermore

, printed versions have all attributes to be a reliable source with censored content and user-friendly function.