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Advantages and Disadvantages of e Books and Printed Books
Advantages and Disadvantages of e Books and Printed Books
DISADVANTAGES OF E-BOOKS
AND PRINTED BOOKS
Advantages of E-books
1)Text can be
searchable, except
for the image file.
2) Small footprint
(approximately 1,000
average e-books can be
stored on a CD or USB stick).
Disadvantages of E-books
1)May be incompatible
with the new hardware
and software (eg books
in Flash or Microsoft
Silverlight.).
2)Requires attention
in handling and
storing documents to
avoid losing data.
3)Program can
disable printing.
Advantages of Printed
books
1)Can
be read
in different
places.
5)Has a higher
collection value (eg,
first editions, signed
books).