For years now, many have been wondering about the fate of physical books after E-readers made their debut. After the Amazon Kindle came out, people began seeing the possibility of finding new ways to read and help the environment (myself, included). Now, someone may argue that E-readers are decreasing the value of physical books and EVEN literature when their being placed in machines. They might argue that you don’t get the same effect when you don’t have a physical book in your hand. I completely agree with them! However, being a Kindle owner myself, I can argue that it helps the environment by using less paper (sorry I had to go there, but it’s the truth). It’s also less expensive if you’re an avid reader because E-books are cheaper. And honestly, I read more often with my Kindle. How, you may ask? I can read or have MULTIPLE books at a time (something not everyone can do) while commuting and traveling wherever.
Because I’m a fast reader and can read a 600-page book in a couple of days, I love that I can go on vacation and not have to worry about how many books I can take on my trip. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely have not completely converted to fully E-book reading; I have a good-sized collection of printed books, but it definitely has changed how much I read. Why am I talking about this? Apparently, many people are feeling the same way about E-readers. There’s a universal idea that E-readers are handy to have and very convenient, but as more and more of them are being commercialized, for example, in the holidays, people are becoming less attracted to buying them and buy physical books instead. Maybe after seeing the second-largest bookstore chain, Borders, go out of business, made people fear the fate of books and made them go back to the “old ways.” What ever happened, I think it’s a smart idea to balance it out. For example, when at home, I prefer to have an actual book in my hand, but when out and and about, I use my E-reader. Here is an article that talks about people are buying actual books for the holidays rather than E-readers this year.
