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In recent years, more and more people are choosing to read e-books rather than
paper books.

Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In this day and age, an increasing number of people prefer to read e-books instead of
paper books. In my opinion, it would be a positive trend.

Reading e-books can exert many benefits to people’s lives. Firstly, it can bring much
convenience to people. That is because many books can be saved in one devices due
to its huge storage capacity, which enables that people carry them outsides more
easily. Secondly, paper books are made of woods which leads to more serious
deforestation around the world. In the meantime, the collection of waste collection is
a complicated process, especially in many developing countries where paper waste
has caused severe environmental pollution. Accordingly, the popularities of e-books
can reverse this situation effectively. Finally, the prices of electronic books are far
lower than paper ones which would motivate people to read more.

Many people, however, still like reading paper books owing to its unique strengths.
One merit of paper books is that they are tangible compared to e-books, which
means readers can enjoy the reading process through toughing paper and taking
notes in books. Besides, people seem to be more concentrated on paper books than
reading by staring at the screen for a long time. Nevertheless, owing to the
advancement of artificial technology, many e-books have been designed to be more
attractive and intriguing which allow readers gain more visual images related to the
contents of books as well as audio resources. That means reading has become a
diversified enjoyment.

To conclude, the traditional way of reading has been challenged by high technology
and more people choose to read through electronic devices. From my point of view,
it would bring more merits to people’s lives.