Is Reading Better On Kindles Or Paper Books ? 
                     IS READING 
BETTER ON 
KINDLES OR PAPER 
BOOKS?
REASONS 
PRINTED BOOKS 
ARE BETTER THAN 
EBOOKS
The feel of paper
 For some people, this is a very 
important factor. 
 For avid readers, holding a book in 
hand, the smell of the paper, nice 
binding and fl ipping through pages is 
a beautiful feeling which lacks in a 
digital device. 
 Also, it feels great to always have a 
book nearby, no matter if  you read it 
or not.
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Sharing the books
 You can share a printed book with any 
friend or colleague whereas paid 
ebooks can be used with one account 
only. 
 That means you cannot share 
purchased ebooks with a friend 
without sharing your account 
credentials. 
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Illustrations and images
 Printed books are great when it 
comes to displaying images and 
i l lustrations. whereas ebook readers 
are not so good at this. 
 Along with this, ebook readers 
support the black and white display, 
not colored.  
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Flexibility in 
Annotating
 Annotating a printed book is very 
whereas It is very l imited in an 
ebook. 
 In a printed book you can use pencils 
and pens of diff erent colors to 
highlight, use symbols, drawings etc. 
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Ability to skim quickly
 It  is easier to skim a real book than 
an ebook. 
 Going back and forth in a printed 
book is much faster as compared to 
that an ebook reader.
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No need for electric 
power
 You don’t need to charge printed 
books. Since it needs no electric 
power. You can carry them anywhere 
without the worry of charging.
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REASONS EBOOKS 
ARE BETTER THAN 
PRINTED BOOKS
Ease of reading
 Reading on an ebook reader is great. 
Most of them provide one-hand 
experience. 
 Most of the times, you won’t need to 
use two hands. You can read at any 
angle and posture. 
 The ebook readers with inbuilt l ight 
al low you to read in dark without any 
eyestrain.
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Cost effective
 The ebook reader might look costly.  
But that is a one-time investment. 
When it comes to purchasing the 
books for the ebook reader. 
 The price of ebooks is pretty less 
than the printed ones. 
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Highlighting & 
bookmarking
 Highlighting and bookmarking is 
real ly simple in an ebook vs printed 
book. 
 All the notes are accessible onl ine in 
one place where you can view, share, 
download or print. 
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Free samples
 When you are looking for an ebook, 
generally the seller provides a sample 
which contains some parts of init ial 
chapters, the table of contents etc. 
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