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 flipping 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 
illustrations. 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 limited in an 
ebook. 
 In a printed book you can use 
pencils and pens of different 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 light 
allow 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 
really simple in an ebook vs printed 
book. 
 All the notes are accessible online 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 
initial chapters, the table of contents 
etc. 
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