Advantages of eBooks Over Printed Books — Digital v Paper
3 min readMay 19, 2018
What are some of the advantages of eBooks when compared to their printed versions?
I love reading!. I Always have! I love the look and feel — and even the smell — of a printed book in my hands. And I love a home with plenty of bookshelves stuffed with books.
But, these days, I read a lot of eBooks as well as those of the more traditional paper variety.
Advantages of eBooks
- You can get almost any book you want on just about any topic you can imagine almost instantly. See an interesting book promoted on a TV show? Buy it, download it, and start reading before the end of the segment.
- Typically, eBooks tend to be considerably cheaper than their printed counterparts.
- The devices you read eBooks on have lighting built in. Which means you can read late into the night without having a room light on and thereby avoid annoying your partner.
- You never lose your place. The eReader software will remember where you were up to.
- There’s a built-in dictionary. Don’t know the meaning of a word? Just click or highlight it and you get an instant definition.
- You can create notes to go with the text.
- You can access your library…