E books
E-book is a contraction of electronic book which refers to
digital version of a conventional printed book. Usually available
through the internet and also on CD-ROMs or other formats. It can
be read either by computers or by portable book display device.It
become a popular way for authors in distributing copies of their
work because of its accessibility, much faster and cheaper than the
traditional publication. A traditional books may took a year or two
before it may be published and distributed to its market. And in
that time the information offered in the book may be less
irrelevant after it is published. And the added fact that
publication of a traditional book is expensive, that sometimes
buyers was just paying the ink and paper used in publishing the
book not the information stored inside the book.
And for most students, it is difficult to find books in the
library and in the bookstore especially when we are looking books
written by certain author, from a certain country published in a
certain date. There is limited availability of such books. But with
the introduction e-books, students may download any books available
on-line, free or thru credit card. A new medium of education
Remember when you are still on your elementary days, you used to
carry big and heavy bagpacks containing books for school which are
to carried everyday by students. I know all of us suffered that
kind of dilemma. As the technology advances, here comes the
introduction of the use of tablet pcs and portable book display,
which are a handheld device that mimics the traditional reading
experience but in a digital and modern way. E-books are read
through the LCD display of the device. It is lightweight, compact
and may contain numerous books in a single device depending on its
capacity which is now endorsed by many academic institutions as a
good substitute for our conventional books. Traditional books or
e-books which prevail?
The benefits of tablet pcs and portable book display devices are
convincing plus the fact that it has the potential to improve
learning for students. But there is something e-books cannot
replace from the experience of reading a traditional book. The
feeling of turning the pages of a traditional book than flipping
the pages of an e-book on tablet pcs are irreplaceable. Plus the
impact that the traditional books has made in our history, and on
our daily lives. It has surpassed the test of time and continuing
to change the lives of every reader.
With the introduction of these devices, we are not sure of until
when these are available and practical for use now with the fast
changes in the technology. There is no such guarantee that these
devices may surpass the time and be used after years.
But a book, whether a traditional or an e-book, will lost its
value if we will not read and understand the information in its
pages. Technology helped improved the way we share information, and
its accessibility to us, regardless of the medium used in sharing
information, it still dependent on the reader and book owners.
