1. Advantages and
disadvantages of printed
and e-books
By: Staša Pajić

2. Introduction
• We are in the presence of a revolution in
the world of the book. The normal book,
printed in paper, is being threatened. Is
the invention of the eBook the end of the
paper book?

3. • The eBook is an electronic or digital version of
the paper book. This definition is nor clear
because it can refer to an individual work in
digital format or mechanism used to read book
in digital format. We have to make a difference
between eBook and hypertext. The hypertext is
destined for the structure of the information
across links, whereas an electronic book is not
any more than the digitalization than a book
originally edited in paper.

4. • But what are the main difference between book
and eBook? The normal book is easy to use
because of the ergonomics of the paper, this
does not happen in the eBook because the
screen has limits. The normal book can be
transported from one place to another without
problems but the eBook has ubiquity. The book
is used as a tool for study and the eBook can be
used as it too but also as a searcher to navigate
in the Internet

5. • The advantages of using an eBook are
remarkable. We do not waste huge quantities of
paper. The eBook is digital and we do not use
paper because all the information we need is
inside it and we see in the screen. It is a good
way to save paper and nowadays this prevention
is necessary. If we digitalize the books, we will
save paper and space because we will not need
libraries. Furthermore, the eBook is dynamic and
adapts to the profile of the reader.

6. • This new technology is changing the way of
reading and some people are still reluctant to it
but we only need time to assimilate it.
Personally, I think that eBook is a good invention
because saves paper and is attractive for
people, so it will catch their attention.

7. • This new technology is changing the way of
reading and some people are still reluctant to it
but we only need time to assimilate it.
Personally, I think that eBook is a good invention
because saves paper and is attractive for
people, so it will catch their attention.