The eBook download market is challenging the centuries long dominance the printed word has had over the hearts and minds of book-lovers worldwide. For generations libraries and bookstores were frequented by those seeking anything from information for a school project to a means of escaping
the realities of daily life for a time.
The rise of the internet has made downloading eBooks as effortless as a few mouse-clicks, but why have ebooks become so popular over the last decade? The following 10 advantages may offer some insight as to the reasons:
1. Availability - Unlike printed books, eBooks never go "out of print", but remain available indefinitely.
2. Easy to obtain - Shipping times and trading hours limits the accessibility of printed books, whereas ebooks can be downloaded for anywhere, at any time, and are then immediately available for reading.
3. Exclusivity - Books on subjects unlikely to appeal to a wide enough audience to justify publication costs can now often be found available in ebook format on the numerous websites dedicated to the promotion of, and trading in, digital books. Furthermore, several well-known authors including Stephen King, have written books that have been published solely as digital editions.
4. Cost - Ebooks and their printed counterparts do not differ much in terms of price, and many ebooks are distributed in a popular PDF format, read using a free reader software that can be easily installed on any computer. eBooks also cut down on production costs, as well as delivery costs, and can usually be printed for much less than the normal new book price via on-demand book printers.
5. Portability and Storage - Weight and space issues severely limits the number of printed books people can carry with them. In comparison, the portability of ebooks is limited only by the memory capacity of the device used for reading them.
6. Quality - As an digital construct an eBook is subject to the same dangers as any other digital file, such as data corruption, but they are highly unlikely to sustain any of the physical damages associated with printed books, including fading text, coffee spills, and torn pages. Ebooks can also be backed up to several devices in order to safeguard the book.
7. Upgrade and Update - Once a book is printed it cannot be altered or updated except by the printing of an entirely new edition of the book. Ebooks are electronic files and, as such, can be easily updated, altered or upgraded if necessary.
8. Environmental Concerns - Neither paper, nor ink are needed for the production of eBooks, saving water and trees.
9. Language accessibility - Several eBook websites offer texts in a variety of languages not available in printed format.
10. Digital perks - When reading an eBook with an eBook reader or on a computer a number of functions are made available to the reader, such as changing the size or font of the text, searching for definitions or key terms, adding comments, bookmarking, and highlighting. Some eBook readers
now utilize text-to-speech software, in effect "reading" the book to the reader.
Technology is constantly changing and progressing, thus it is safe to assume that both the software used to create eBooks and the devices used to view them will continue to improve, further promoting the eligibility of eBooks as the successors to printed books as purveyors of knowledge and pleasure.
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