Kindle or Paper Book ?
Kindle or Paper Book
As a beginner reader, a question pop-up in everyone's mind is - Should I start reading with Kindle or Paper book? Answer to this question is different for different person. Let's get into pros and cons of both of them and help you choose the one suits you.
1) Compact storage of thousands of books:
2) It is easy to carry such a large number of books anywhere you want.
3) Opening book is just one click away.
4) Easy to highlight, bookmark and unbookmark any page.
5) Easy to change font and font size.
6) Reading progress shows where you are in the book and helps in book planning.
7) Easy to read in dim light.
8) Books availability is high and price of books is low as compare to paper books.
Cons-
1) Retention of material in your mind is less than with printed book.
2) It's easy to loose track due to number of books available. One may get diverted to multiple books.
3) Graphics and images in kindle book does not seems as good as paper book.
2) Missing pages in e-book is a problem often faced by many readers. Such problem is not seen when you buy a decent paper book.
3) Sharing a paper book is very easy. One book can be read by many readers. One can also give a book as gift.
4) It's easy to stick with reading when you are reading paper book. It is seen that when a person is reading e-book, he often loose a track.
5) When you buy book, you feel responsible to finish it. Finishing rate of paper book is way to higher than e-book.
6) One can hold his books as some kind of property. It is a proudly thing to say that 'I own this much books'. Such impression is not possible with e-books.
7) Though new paper books are costly, option of second hand books seems perfect to buy books at low cost.
Cons-
1) Paper books are hard to carry. It becomes more serious problem when book is bulky (let's say of 1000 or 2000 pages).
2) It is hard to read paper books in dim light. E-books are easy to read in every lighting condition.
3) Paper degrade over time, it means it is hard to save them forever.
4) Paper books are costly and sometimes it's hard to get access of few books.
We have seen pros and cons of both types of books. Now you can select the reading style preferable to you. In my opinion paper books are superior to Kindle. It feels right in mind. Experience is just awesome with paper books. Paper books always inspire me to read more. So I always prefer paper book over Kindle. Let me know your opinions and suggestions in comment selection.
Kindle
Kindle is an amazing platform for reading offered by Amazon. It is easy to use easy to carry and has hell lot of the options to choose from. It makes our fast and busy life a little bit simple. Here are some pros and cons of Kindle.
Pros-1) Compact storage of thousands of books:
2) It is easy to carry such a large number of books anywhere you want.
3) Opening book is just one click away.
4) Easy to highlight, bookmark and unbookmark any page.
5) Easy to change font and font size.
6) Reading progress shows where you are in the book and helps in book planning.
7) Easy to read in dim light.
8) Books availability is high and price of books is low as compare to paper books.
Cons-
1) Retention of material in your mind is less than with printed book.
2) It's easy to loose track due to number of books available. One may get diverted to multiple books.
3) Graphics and images in kindle book does not seems as good as paper book.
Paper Book
It is a traditional way of reading books. From past to current and current to future, whatever happens, it is not going to loose popularity at all. As long as material culture exists, paper books are going to be the most preferred choice.
Pros-
1) Feel and smell, when you have a paper book in your hand, you feel like reading it. Paper books are seen as more personal, as it connects with one's feeling.2) Missing pages in e-book is a problem often faced by many readers. Such problem is not seen when you buy a decent paper book.
3) Sharing a paper book is very easy. One book can be read by many readers. One can also give a book as gift.
4) It's easy to stick with reading when you are reading paper book. It is seen that when a person is reading e-book, he often loose a track.
5) When you buy book, you feel responsible to finish it. Finishing rate of paper book is way to higher than e-book.
6) One can hold his books as some kind of property. It is a proudly thing to say that 'I own this much books'. Such impression is not possible with e-books.
7) Though new paper books are costly, option of second hand books seems perfect to buy books at low cost.
Cons-
1) Paper books are hard to carry. It becomes more serious problem when book is bulky (let's say of 1000 or 2000 pages).
2) It is hard to read paper books in dim light. E-books are easy to read in every lighting condition.
3) Paper degrade over time, it means it is hard to save them forever.
4) Paper books are costly and sometimes it's hard to get access of few books.
We have seen pros and cons of both types of books. Now you can select the reading style preferable to you. In my opinion paper books are superior to Kindle. It feels right in mind. Experience is just awesome with paper books. Paper books always inspire me to read more. So I always prefer paper book over Kindle. Let me know your opinions and suggestions in comment selection.
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