Book Lovers Addiction: 7 Reasons Why We Simply Love E-Books
Despite the constant growth of technology and various interesting gadgets on which you can read your favorite book, the classic ink on paper style will not simply vanish. We still love reading them and sorting them on shelves, visiting book shops and creating our own library. However, e-readers are widely appreciated due to their advantages, as wherever you go you can have a wide range of books at hand. All book lovers hate when they can carry only one or two books on their trip, because they are too heavy.
1. Quicker and easier to obtain
You don’t need to spend days searching for the book you want. Usually, if you can’t find this specific book in your book shop, you’ll start browsing online, but then again, you need to wait for this book to be delivered. On the other hand, you can purchase and download an e-book using Wi-Fi or 3G network, after which you can start reading it immediately.
2. Searchable text
This is just another great feature that e-books provide. If you are not quite sure what the word actually means, you can look up the definition by simply tapping a word. You don’t need to open the dictionary or google the meaning, which can be really annoying. This is a problem if you are reading a book in a language that’s your second language, so there is always a chance that you won’t understand some words.
3. Going on a trip
Waiting for a delayed flight is much easier and less annoying if you are reading a good book. E-readers will help you deal with the boredom with hundreds of books, and pack lighter when visiting other cities or countries. Even if you are just commuting, you will find an e-reader a lot better, as you will use that time for reading one of your favorite writers.
4. No need for bookmarks
If you fall asleep reading, or simply stop reading the book, the next time you start reading the page you see will be the last page you’ve read. Therefore, there is no need for scrolling and trying to find where you left off.
5. The updates
Due to the fact the information changes rapidly, especially in the IT world, a two or three year old book on a specific subject can be considered outdated. Unlike paper books, e-books constantly provide the latest information and they will keep you well informed and up to date with the latest changes.
6. Reading in the dark and font changing options
Your partner can be really annoyed if you prevent them from sleeping by keeping the light on. You can also imagine yourself on an overnight trip. You can’t fall asleep and you feel like reading, but you don’t want to upset anybody by turning the lights on. E-reader is the perfect solution since its screen is illuminated in a way that nobody will bothered. The lights of an e-reader is really pleasant and your eyes won’t become fatigued.
Also, its feature allows you to change the size and type of the font according to your needs. You can completely customize the text appearance — from more readable font to line spacing. Truly a great advantage over paper books.
7. Preview
How many times have you ended up buying a book that in the end you didn’t really like? Well, you can’t judge the book by its cover, and you definitely don’t have enough time to sit in the book shop and read the first few pages, all in order to see whether you like it or not. E-books offer the possibility to download the preview free and decide whether you want to purchase it. Now you don’t need to spend any money on some fancy hardcover book that is not your cup of tea.
There are numerous discussions proving which is better — a good old fashioned paper book or practical eBook. One will try to explain you that the smell of a new book is some sort of magic, the other advanced technology of e-readers, but what truly matters is that we are reading. Of course, e-books are proving to be more practical in every sense. They are cheaper (some of them completely free), easily found and they are up to date. Whatever you may think of them, if you are a real book lover, e-books will soon become part of your life.
