With the rise of ebooks 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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Traditional paper
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are the oldest type of method of getting information. But these days almost all of us have different types of gadgets, which could  display
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text,
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as mobile phones, tablets and of course special devices like e-
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readers. So due to new ,
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ebooks become more and more popular. Let’s discuss and look disadvantages and advantages of electronic
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. Paper
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was invented a long time ago, and despite the prediction of
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life of it is over because of the Radio, TV and late Internet, so  it still exists!
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is a question, what makes a
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so stable? There are several secrets,
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- the reader could read a
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when he wants,
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- control of getting information and
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- is opportunity to choose which type
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would you like to absorb.
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,
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text gives you time for thinking. And one more thing is nether ebook or radio couldn’t give to you physical feeling which
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could. Despite the many benefits of
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physical
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,
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the ebook
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has
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facilities
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as mobility and
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where and which time you would like to read.
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,
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ebooks
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almost
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advantages as paper
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have, there are speed of reading, choosability and etc.
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Additionally
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ebooks
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not require cutting down trees which is in itself a big outweighing thing. We have seen the black and bright side of each
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,
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everyone will make their own choice which
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is more comfortable. But it looks that
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cycle traditional
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come to the end. Because ebook has taken all the best from the predecessor.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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