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Will e-Books Replace Printed Books?
Joella Miller
e-book: an electronic book is a book-length
publication in digital form, consisting of
text, images, or both, readable on
electronic devices
E-books’ sales topped paperbacks and
hardcovers for the first time in 2011
With $90.3 million in sales in February 2011,
e-books were up 202% compared to the
same month a year earlier
“Although e-books
are sometimes
defined as an
electronic version
of a printed book,
many e-books exist
without any printed
equivalent.”
Executives are predicting that traditional
retailers will not be able to survive if they do
not adapt to an e-book centric industry
% of Children who have
read an e-book:
2010: 25%
2013: 46%
… Almost double in 3 years
“As long as he is reading
that is what is important. If
he prefers e-books that is
fine with me. I think more
kids will be reading e-
books and he should be
comfortable with both.”
- Mother of 6 year-old boy
How will this impact libraries?
Public libraries have built eReading rooms that
allow readers to browse within their digital library
e-books offer features printed books cannot
Readers have the ability to
•  Increase/decrease font size
•  Use a built-in dictionary
•  Make notes
•  Share excerpts easily on social media
17% read the same
number of e-books
as printed books
However, some people are still
attached to printed books
46% of people still
prefer exclusively
reading printed
books
"I think print
and paper
has a lasting
value that
people
appreciate.
Pixels are too
temporary.”
While 16-24 year-olds are known to be
technologically savvy early adopters,
62% prefer print books to e-books
Holding a physical
book and flipping
pages is the top-rated
reason for people
preferring printed
books to digital
books.
Printed books offer readers a different type of
experience
e-books might be okay for novels but it won’t
replace coffee table books or photo books
In the future sales of print books will
continue to decline, while sales of
e-books will continue to rise…
but e-books will never fully replace
printed books…
because e-books are not a better format
replacing a lesser one, they offer a
completely different experience
Sources	
  
	
  
h#p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-­‐book	
  
	
  
h#p://money.cnn.com/2011/04/15/technology/ebooks_beat_paperbacks/index.htm	
  
	
  
h#p://cnnmoneytech.tumblr.com/post/4044671614/the-­‐e-­‐book-­‐tsunami	
  
	
  
h#p://mediaroom.scholasEc.com/kfrr	
  
	
  
h#p://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/conexion/arEcle/eReading-­‐rooms-­‐now-­‐available-­‐at-­‐
public-­‐libraries-­‐5418905.php	
  
	
  
h#p://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-­‐paper-­‐vs-­‐kindle-­‐paperwhite-­‐can-­‐e-­‐books-­‐ever-­‐replace-­‐the-­‐
proper-­‐paper-­‐ones-­‐1959347	
  
	
  
h#p://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/02/data-­‐point-­‐people-­‐sEll-­‐like-­‐to-­‐read-­‐a-­‐good-­‐printed-­‐book/	
  
	
  
h#p://mashable.com/2013/01/16/e-­‐books-­‐vs-­‐print/	
  
	
  
h#p://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/25/young-­‐adult-­‐readers-­‐prefer-­‐printed-­‐ebooks	
  
	
  
All	
  photos	
  taken	
  from	
  Flickr	
  with	
  CreaEve	
  Commons	
  licensing	
  	
  

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Will e-Books Replace Printed Books?

  • 1. Will e-Books Replace Printed Books? Joella Miller
  • 2. e-book: an electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on electronic devices
  • 3. E-books’ sales topped paperbacks and hardcovers for the first time in 2011
  • 4. With $90.3 million in sales in February 2011, e-books were up 202% compared to the same month a year earlier
  • 5. “Although e-books are sometimes defined as an electronic version of a printed book, many e-books exist without any printed equivalent.”
  • 6. Executives are predicting that traditional retailers will not be able to survive if they do not adapt to an e-book centric industry
  • 7. % of Children who have read an e-book: 2010: 25% 2013: 46% … Almost double in 3 years
  • 8. “As long as he is reading that is what is important. If he prefers e-books that is fine with me. I think more kids will be reading e- books and he should be comfortable with both.” - Mother of 6 year-old boy
  • 9. How will this impact libraries?
  • 10. Public libraries have built eReading rooms that allow readers to browse within their digital library
  • 11. e-books offer features printed books cannot
  • 12. Readers have the ability to •  Increase/decrease font size •  Use a built-in dictionary •  Make notes •  Share excerpts easily on social media
  • 13. 17% read the same number of e-books as printed books However, some people are still attached to printed books
  • 14. 46% of people still prefer exclusively reading printed books
  • 15. "I think print and paper has a lasting value that people appreciate. Pixels are too temporary.”
  • 16. While 16-24 year-olds are known to be technologically savvy early adopters, 62% prefer print books to e-books
  • 17. Holding a physical book and flipping pages is the top-rated reason for people preferring printed books to digital books.
  • 18. Printed books offer readers a different type of experience e-books might be okay for novels but it won’t replace coffee table books or photo books
  • 19. In the future sales of print books will continue to decline, while sales of e-books will continue to rise…
  • 20. but e-books will never fully replace printed books…
  • 21. because e-books are not a better format replacing a lesser one, they offer a completely different experience
  • 22. Sources     h#p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-­‐book     h#p://money.cnn.com/2011/04/15/technology/ebooks_beat_paperbacks/index.htm     h#p://cnnmoneytech.tumblr.com/post/4044671614/the-­‐e-­‐book-­‐tsunami     h#p://mediaroom.scholasEc.com/kfrr     h#p://www.mysanantonio.com/sacultura/conexion/arEcle/eReading-­‐rooms-­‐now-­‐available-­‐at-­‐ public-­‐libraries-­‐5418905.php     h#p://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-­‐paper-­‐vs-­‐kindle-­‐paperwhite-­‐can-­‐e-­‐books-­‐ever-­‐replace-­‐the-­‐ proper-­‐paper-­‐ones-­‐1959347     h#p://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/05/02/data-­‐point-­‐people-­‐sEll-­‐like-­‐to-­‐read-­‐a-­‐good-­‐printed-­‐book/     h#p://mashable.com/2013/01/16/e-­‐books-­‐vs-­‐print/     h#p://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/25/young-­‐adult-­‐readers-­‐prefer-­‐printed-­‐ebooks     All  photos  taken  from  Flickr  with  CreaEve  Commons  licensing