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?

The significance of digital newspapers has always been debatable and people hold varied perceptions about it. It is argued that in the near future, paper-based newspapers will be replaced by digital newspapers without having to buy them. I agree with
this
statement to some extent only as I believe that even though a newspaper will be available online, people would still like to read them by printing it.
To begin
with, many people predict that in the
next
few years newspapers and books will be available online and people do not have to buy them in the stores any more.
Moreover
, people do not need to wait in long queues to purchase a book
instead
they can read it online at any time according to their convenience.
For example
, in
this
modern world, everyone poses a computer and internet because of which people tend to read books online as they do not have to waste their time in commuting and waiting.
However
, even though newspapers and books are available online, people would prefer to buy newspapers and books traditionally. There are myriads of reasons behind
this
phenomenon. One reason is that reading books or articles on a screen promote stress on eyes and most of them could not concentrate on what they are reading.
Therefore
, they would prefer to read it manually rather than digitally.
For instance
, senior people are not familiar with modern gadgets.
Hence
, they prefer to read manually. To summarise,
although
some people prefer to read digital newspapers and books as they are easily available, people
such
as elder citizens who do not have enough knowledge of computers tend to read printed materials.
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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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