Pros of eBooks (5)

1. Easy to carry – Since it is a smartphone or a tablet, it can easily slip into your pockets.
You don’t need to carry them in your hands often like physical books.

2. Countless eBooks – If you own a smartphone or tab, or better, Amazon Kindle, then you
can store several eBooks in your device. Also if you are connected to the Internet then you
can get access to various novels according to your desire. But, on the other hand, it is
really difficult to carry even 10 physical books. With the rise of mobile usage, ebooks
have been replacing textbooks lately, which consumes less space and time for every
student.

3. Comfort – You can easily take notes, change the font size, magnify whenever you want
and you can even copy the content and share them on your social media or in your diary.
You can even read them in night without even disturbing other people. There is an inbuilt
dictionary in so many eBook reading apps which makes the reading experience easy and
simple.

4. Eco-Friendly – You don’t affect the environment while reading an eBook. No trees are
destroyed to print the eBooks and you also save a lot of ink which eventually affects the
environment.

5. Cheap and Free – There are chances that you may find a cheaper version of the same
book but in an eBook format. Apart from that, you also gets a lot of free classic books in
many eBook reading apps.

Cons of eBooks (5)

1. Availability – Not every book has got an eBook version. It can be a difficult task to find
an eBook for that not so famous book. And, in case you find one, it will cost you a lot for
sure.

2. Eye-strain – This is the biggest con of reading eBooks. Since, you will be constantly
staring at the screen of the device, it will strain your eyes, resulting in red-eyes or itchiness
in eyes. (P.S. If you own a Kindle device, you’ll get better results, as compared to normal
smartphones or tabs.)

3. Caring – You need to be careful while reading an eBook. If the device gets dropped or if
you accidently spill any beverage on them, it will spoil the device. So, you need to be as
much careful as you can. You can’t sleep with an eBook but, you can do with a book.

4. Battery Issue – An eBook reader needs a battery to run which can discharge anytime.
Imagine you are at the climax of the book and suddenly your battery starts showing
warnings and in the next minute, it’s dead.
5. You can’t share an eBook – Remember how good it felt when you give your book to
your friend for reading and later he/she thanks you for lending such a wonderful book.
Well, eBook deprives you from this joy. Sharing eBooks through Emails and Facebook
won’t give you this much joy.

Pros of Books (5)

1. Availability – You can get books from anywhere. They are just available everywhere.
Be it the book shop at the corner or the stall near the station, you can easily get a book
near your location.

2. The Feel – Nothing can beat the feel of reading a new book. That lovely fragrance of
new book and the way you keep it with so much care and love, is just beyond eBooks.
Apart from this, books carry sentimental values too.

3. They are cheap – You can always get second hand good quality books at almost half the
price of the original books. They have several shops exclusively for selling such books.

4. No/less eye strain – Reading a book causes much less eye strain as compared with an
eBook. If you are reading a book with correct sitting posture and at a right distance, it
won’t cause any eye strain at all.

5. Caring – You don’t need much care for books as you need with eBooks. You can place
them anywhere, can throw them on your bed, can play ball with them and you can even
sleep with them.

Cons of Books (5)

1. Size – Books are heavy and big in size. You can only carry a book or two in your hands
and you will need a bag to carry more books which is not a good option.

2. Affects Environment – No matter how much they claim, a single book will cost so many
trees their life that you can’t just imagine. Although recycling is an option but in the end,
you are actually contributing to the greenhouse effect.

3. You need a light source – You can’t read a book in a tunnel or a night without a light
source, while an eBook can be read at any time of the day, same is not possible with a
book.

4. Durability – Books are not as durable as eBooks. Either the ink fades away or the paper
starts degrading. An eBook can last for almost a century but maintaining a book for even
25 years is a very difficult task.

5. Book Shelf – You can store 200 eBooks in a tiny memory card, but you will need a
whole room for keeping 200 books.