In the past, people stored knowledge in books. Nowadays people store knowledge on the internet. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In
this
day and age, more and more consumers use
ebooks
and other kinds of text on the
internet
instead
of buying
books
at a bookstore. I personally believe that the merits of
this
trend are more significant than the demerits. On the one hand, there are certain drawbacks of storing information on the
internet
.
First
, reading texts on a smartphone or computer too much may cause some health problems. If one uses smartphones or other electronic devices too much, they may have eye problems
such
as short-sightedness and astigmatism.
Also
, sitting in one place and using a smartphone for too long may
also
cause back and neck problems.
Second
, there could be copyright issues when consumers use
books
online rather than paper
books
. Information on
ebooks
is often less censored than
books
published in the market, so many publishers and authors may lose profit from writing
books
.
For example
, in Vietnam, there are a lot of websites to read
books
for free, some of which are really expensive but are free online.
On the other hand
, it is my firm belief that the benefits of consuming
books
on the
internet
are weightier.
To begin
with, reading
ebooks
is more convenient. The main reason is that readers can find their
favorite
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books
easily on the
internet
so they do not have to go to a bookstore to find them.
Instead
, they can stay at home and read their
books
.
Also
, people just need to have smartphones or computers and wifi and they can read
books
whenever they want to read.
Moreover
, the cost of
ebooks
is lower than published
books
.
This
is mainly because
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addition to the cost for the content of a book, there are many other costs
such
as paper, storing and shipping.
For instance
, in
Vietnam
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the cost of
ebooks
is lower than published
books
. In conclusion,
although
consuming
books
and information online has certain downsides, I am firmly convinced that the upsides are more considerable.
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