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?

There is a widespread
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opinion
that modern electronic gadgets and the Internet will change the way people read newspapers and books and
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encourage
them to get rid of
paper
materials in favour of electronic ones. I partly agree with
this
statement and, in my opinion, electronic materials will successfully replace
paper
ones in the foreseeable future, but with the growing meaning of patent law and authorship rights
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the Internet
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there will be
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newpapers
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newspapers
and books available without
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ee.
To begin
with, creation of
paper
materials require a lot of resources while electronic ones can be just distributed the Internet.
As a result
, publishing houses are interested in sales of electronic books because with comparatively low costs of sales it provides a higher margin.
Moreover
, as ecological
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concerns
are growing, people are refusing from
paper
materias
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materials
material
in favour of electronic ones.
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, many respectful publishing houses have already stopped
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istribution of hard copies and
paper
newspapers in order to support environmental mainstream movements and increase its
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sustainability
scores in the potential customers' eyes.
Secondly
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electronic books compared to
paper
ones are noticeably more convenient and cost-efficient. It is obvious,
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can store an indefinite number of books regardless of its size and it makes electronic books and newspapers suitable to use in any circumstances no matter how
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enormous
the favourite novel is.
Moreover
, while ordinary
paper
materials wear out, electronic ones do not have a material form and can serve as long as an electronic
divice
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device
is in working condition. Despite the fact that online contents are going to increase, it does not unequivocally mean that
this
content will be distributed free of charge. As a matter of fact,
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ublishing industry has already been working with online materials for a few years and it has dramatically transformed its methods of forcing with illegal content on the Internet and there is even today fewer books, magazines, and newspapers that are available for free. In conclusion, it is apparent that
paper
books and newspapers will be inevitably replaced by electronic materials due to many advantages
such
as higher cost-efficiency,
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sustainability
and faster distribution.
Furthermore
, I am convinced that with the growing number of electronic resources there will be fewer of them available for free.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • accessibility
  • convenience
  • cost-effective
  • cultural value
  • sentimental value
  • reliability
  • distracting
  • access to
  • digital devices
  • internet
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