Reading is always good. You can read paper books or you can read e-books. The important thing is that reading is good for you and that you enjoy it.
In Spain, most people prefer to read books on paper. In 2014, 8 out of 10 people read on paper and, for the first time in several years, the percentage of books published on paper went up and the percentage of e-books went down.
The important thing is that the reading is useful to you and that you enjoy it.
Without going into the price debate , we are going to show the benefits of paper books and e-books. You will see how they are different.
10 benefits of paper books
You can have a lot of books. You can have your personal library and show it to your friends.
2. Paper books last a long time. It has already been proven that they can last for centuries and that it is the best way to preserve texts.
3. They are very easy to use. Just open them and start reading. You can also easily find what you have already read.
4. Paper has its charm. We can touch it, smell it, see its drawings. That’s why many people want to stick with them.
5. Each book is special, accompanies us on our travels and brings us different memories. We can also find photographs, letters or train tickets among its pages.
6. When we read a book on paper or we understand better and remember better what we read.
7. A paper book is always a good gift. When we give a book to a friend, he is entertained and learns at the same time.
8. We can lend paper books to our friends, family and neighbors, and classmates. And we can also borrow them from libraries.
9. Paper books don’t leave you stranded. They don’t run out of battery power and you don’t have to update their software.
10. We can discover new books that we want to see or read when we walk through a bookstore or library.
10 benefits of e-books
1. E-books don’t take up room on the shelves and they don’t gather dust either. You can have them all on the computer, on a spike, or inside the e-book. You can have many more books than you can imagine.
2. E-books are not heavy. You can carry many books at a time in your purse or bag without the weight hurting your back.
3. Thanks to technology, e-books offer you many possibilities. Some have built-in lights, others have dictionaries or translators, and you can also do quick searches.
4. E-books are cheaper and there are also some free ones on the Internet.
5. You can read an e-book whenever you want. If you are in the park or on the street you can buy it on the Internet or borrow it from the library and start reading it without having to wait.
6. With e-books you are connected to the world. Many e-books allow you to watch videos and have links to access more information. And many also have wifi so you can download e-books.
7. You can start reading your book on your e-book and continue or finish it on another device.
8. You can annotate, underline, and mark pages of e-books, without messing them up. And then erase everything without being noticed.
9. In e-books you can choose the font and font size and also, if needed, put more light. This is very helpful for people who do not see well.
10. Based on the books you have already read, companies that sell e-books can recommend other books that may be of interest to you. This makes it easier to choose new titles.
