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Anna Faszcza Blessing? Curse?

If book lovers were asked to give epithetsepithets [epithet]epithets describing their beloved books, on the list would probably be found:  best‑selling, controversialcontroversialcontroversial, influentialinfluentialinfluential, satiricalsatiricalsatirical, thought‑provokingthought‑provokingthought‑provoking, grippinggrippinggripping …

Reading is not only about immersing yourself inimmersing yourself in [immerse oneself in]immersing yourself in another world. It’s also about the smell of inksmell of inksmell of ink and the feel of the pagesfeel of the pages [feel of the page]feel of the pages. It takes a lot of time for some people to get used to the idea of portable ebooksportable ebooks [portable ebook]portable ebooks. Are the days of the printed wordprinted wordprinted word numbered? If you find yourself to be on the fence aboutbe on the fence aboutbe on the fence about whether or not an ebook is an option for you, take a closer look at this device.

One of the favourable argumentsfavourable arguments (favourable argument)favourable arguments is that ebooks are eco‑friendly deviceseco‑friendly devices [eco‑friendly device]eco‑friendly devices. And it’s not only about saving trees and reducing paper, but also about lessening your carbon footprintlessening carbon footprint [lessen carbon footprint]lessening your carbon footprint as ebooks are not shipped to your house. While ebook owners often have almost unlimited access to booksunlimited access to booksunlimited access to books, multimedia elements, magazines, and even audiobooksaudiobooks [audiobook]audiobooks, some ebook librariesebook libraries [ebook library]ebook libraries provide their readers with out‑of‑printout‑of‑printout‑of‑print items, which is sure to delight bibliophilesbibliophiles [bibliophile]bibliophiles who look for a no‑longer published book. It seems that a small screen will get the job done when you don't have enough space to storestore the books. When you sum up all the issues, you will come to the conclusioncome to the conclusioncome to the conclusion that ebooks are not only cheaper as you can download a book at a reasonable price, but they are also better to your eyes since you can enlarge the font sizeenlarge the font size for a more enjoyable reading.

And what about the flawsflaws [flaw]flaws you might ask? Well, an ebook is still only electronics with a limited lifespanlimited lifespan, which may fail, need servicing and cause eye irritation, according to experts. Besides, you have to charge it regularly. If you forget a chargerchargercharger, you will not reach the climaxclimaxclimax of the story that you're reading. One of the biggest concerns about ebooks is piracy. It causes financial loss for both publishers and authors. When book pirates copy a publicationpublicationpublication, they tend to change some information, which might lead to spreading unconfirmed factsunconfirmed facts [unconfirmed fact]unconfirmed facts. Sad to say, but ebooks don’t provide you with the desired titles. All the books need special permission from the author to be available in the e‑version. Occasionally, authors don’t feel like doing so, and e‑readers are left without the publication. Needless to say, paper books are often given as sentimental presents that cannot be replaced by anything else. Flipping through the pagesflipping through the pages [flip through the pages]Flipping through the pages, holding it in your hands in bed, and smelling its ink make it unique.

Have you already made up your mind? Actually, no matter what kind of book you want to read, the most important thing is that you READ, which, at the end of the day, is the biggest value.

1 Źródło: Anna Faszcza, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.