E-reader VS Print

January 15, 2018

Will E-readers take over from printed books as the main method of #reading? I think not, not entirely anyway.

 

The slightly longer answer is that while #printed books will be much diminished, the very reason that makes them different from e-books are why people love them which will ensure their #survival.

With cheaper prices, ease of browsing, instant downloading and little #storage space, the e-reader seems set to take away the entire market from the printed book.

 

So what is actually stopping it?

 

Some of it is the #emotional or even #nostalgic experience (depending on the age of the reader). People sometimes just want to actually hold a book and turn the pages. It's like the difference between being on a fancy indoor sports simulator and actually experiencing it and feeling the wind in your hair.  Reading a #thrilling page turner and pressing the page turning button isn't quite the same at certain moments.

 

An e-reader might also be able to store thousands of books, but people sometimes want to see and feel them, even to collect them; there's something nice about having a complete #series of #books and a brimming bookshelf of favourite titles in a room or on a coffee table can almost be ornamental as well as functional.

 

But #aesthetic and emotional reasons aside, the rise of the E-reader as a new medium for reading could be compared to the evolution from tapes to CD, or VHS to DVD.  However, it's a completely different kettle of fish because tapes and VHS have no endearing charm the way printed books do compared to electronic books. People used candles before the light bulb was invented and they still use candles; just for different reasons.

 

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