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  • Essay / The Battle of Books vs. E-Books - 594

    Following the emergence of e-books in the 1990s, the enemy of traditional books has invaded the entire world. Who will win in the battle, books or e-books? According to Nicholas Negroponte, founder and president of the nonprofit One Laptop per Child and former co-founder and director of the MIT Media Lab, traditional book printing will disappear from our lives in the future. However, an investigation by The Daily Beast showed that no winner would emerge in the near future. From my point of view, I think the battle will continue for a long time. I will expand on the pros and cons of both on three sides. Convenience You can download whatever you want and they will be delivered to your e-reader in minutes or seconds, like your Amazon Kindle or iPad, and the resource you can choose will give you an overview of all kinds of books. Unless you pick it up at a bookstore, no paper book can match the quick gratification of an ebook. Moreover, in terms of portability, ebooks occupy an absolutely advantageous position. Yo...