With the rise of e-books come the decline in paper books. Some people see this as a good step forward while others do not. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WITH THE ADVANCEMENT IN TECHNOLOGY, VARIOUS TYPES OF BOOKS ARE NOW EASILY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. AS A RESULT, PEOPLE ARE NOW PURCHASING E-BOOKS INSTEAD OF PAPER BOOKS. HOWEVER, IS THIS DEVELOPMENT POSITIVE, OR ARE THERE MORE NEGATIVES THAN POSITIVES? IN MY ESSAY, I WILL EXPLORE THE PROS AND CONS OF ONLINE BOOKS, AND TRY TO DRAW SOME CONCLUSION. TO BEGIN WITH, MANY A TIME, DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF PRINTED COPIES OF A BOOK, MANY READERS ARE NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE THE PUBLICATION. IN SUCH SCENARIOS, ONLINE PUBLICATIONS CAN PROVE TO BE VERY HELPFUL. MOREOVER, PHYSICAL BOOKS ARE EXPENSIVE, AND CAN ALSO GET EASILY DAMAGED. NOT ONLY THIS, IF THE BOOK IS HEAVY, THEN IT CAUSES A LOT OF INCONVENIENCES WHEN CARRYING THE IT AROUND. ON THE CONTRARY, ONE CAN ACCESS ELECTRONIC BOOKS ON THEIR LAPTOPS AND MOBILE PHONES ANYWHERE. THERE IS NO HASSEL OF CARRYING THEM AROUND, AND NO DANGER OF THEM GETTING SPOILT. ALSO, THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE CHEAPER AS COMPARED TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS, THUS ACCESSIBLE TO A LARGER POPULATION OF PEOPLE. LASTLY, SINCE THESE BOOKS DO NOT REQUIRE PAPER, THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME DRAWBACKS OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS. READING THESE BOOKS, FOR LONG DURATION CAN CAUSE STRAIN ON THE EYES, LEADING TO HEADACHES AND POOR EYE-SIGHTS. ALSO, TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE BOOKS, ONE NEEDS TO OWN A COMPUTERS AND HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, WHICH ARE USUALLY EXPENSIVE. ALSO, FOR MANY READERS, THESE BOOKS DO NOT PROVIDE THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS PHYSICAL BOOKS DO. LASTLY, ONE CAN MAKE NOTES AND BOOKMARK IMPORTANT LINES ON PAPER TOMS; HOWEVER THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITH E-BOOKS. TO CONCLUDE, THERE ARE BOTH POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES TO ELECTRONIC BOOKS. DESPITE, BEING ADVANTAGEOUS, THEY CANNOT PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS NORMAL BOOKS DO. PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE IN USING BOTH, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED ONE.