E-books are Better than Paper Books.

E-books are Better than Paper Books.

            Electronic books are replacing printed manuals in the 21st century because they are more practical and cost-effective. Some people still appreciate the experience of reading traditional texts, including their volume, whether (large or small), scribbling in the books, turning pages, and even putting them on a shelf in a collection. However, to make paper, a long and tedious process is undergone, which is also quite expensive. E-books, therefore, are better than printed books; as any updates or upgrades are easy to make, they are environmentally friendly and take up less space. First, paper books have to go through reprinting in case of any corrections, whereas e-books do not. Publishers only have to update one e-book copy and share it widely instead of printing millions of copies. Second, e-books are friendlier to the environment than paper books. Paper books require cutting down of trees to acquire raw material, while e-books do not use paper. To illustrate, printing hard copies of a single title by an individual author to satisfy a global market, millions of trees are needed; e-books do not require a single piece of paper to in their production. Finally, e-books take up less space compared to paper books. A single device can carry so many books, unlike paper books, which take up much physical space. In conclusion, the benefits of e-books outweigh those of paper books because they can be easily updated, they are environmentally friendly, and they take up less space. Individuals should switch to the new e-books rather than traditional paper books.