Advantages and disadvantages of printed

and e-books

By: Ivana Sikiric

• The books is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment or other material, which are usually attached to one side.

• The leaves of the books are called pages. More recently are known e-books, too.

According to UNESCO‘s definition of a book must have a minimum of 49 pages.

• Publications with less than 49 pages is a leaflet.

• The book is used to read with the eyes and fingertips, and in the case of audiobooks hearing.

• In this way information is collected that is printed or recorded

Types of books:

• Encylopedia

• School books

• Manual

• Books business records

• Diary

• White paper

E-books

• E-book is a book that is distributed in digital form.

• E-books are read on computers with programs such as Adobe Reader or Microsoft Reader, or on a separate portable readers

• E-book is first mentioned in 1971 when Michael Hart, a student of the University of Illinois, through the university, began distributing books in digital form.

• Michael Hart called his project the

Gutenberg Project by the revolutionary technology of printing by Johannes Gutenberg

• E-books have a large population because they can be distributed freely over the Internet