In recent years, more and more people are using to read e-books rather than paper books. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Lastly

, there has been a sharp increase in the number of readers who are opting for

e-

books

instead

of

paper

books

, and in my opinion, the educational benefits of

e-

books

surpass the drawback in terms of their

lack

of character. Admittedly,

e-

books

are less personal than

paper

books

in various ways.

First

, they

lack

individuality being less perceptible to the senses;

that is

, unlike

paper

books

, they do not have a particular smell and they are less tactile than the traditional format that offers the possibility of flicking through the pages using your fingertips.

Also

, they have less sentimental value since

although

people can give each other digital

books

as gifts, they

lack

the private messages written in their own handwriting that

paper

books

offer.

Besides

, they do not age in the same way as the latter, which grow along with their owners, acting as memory prompts;

For example

, when an elderly person opens an old and tatty book, loved ones they shared it with.

Therefore

, while a traditional book is almost like a living organism, an e-book is rather like a characterless machine.

However

,

e-

books

are powerful educational tools.

First

, in comparison with

paper

books

, they are more accessible to students as they are cheaper to produce, and

therefore

their prices are lower and more affordable, as well as the fact that there are often free copies available online that students can share.

This

accessibility is

also

enhanced when we consider that a large number of

e-

books

can be stored on a device that a student can carry around, which makes studying more effective since the student can benefit from having more material available at any time and at any place.

Finally

, with the rise of online readers, in some ways reading on files is more interactive.

For instance

, with the Amazon Kindle, you can digitally underline and make comments in it before sharing them with a high number of online contacts, as well as rapidly accessing a variety of e-dictionaries to look up new words just by touching them. In conclusion, while

e-

books

lack

the more human aspect of

paper

books

,

this

is more than compensated for by the fact that they are very beneficial in education due to their accessibility and their interactive nature.