Essay: Books and ebooks

INTRODUCTION
Nowadays people tend to read articles or news directly from gadgets such as Smartphone and tablets. We’re already seeing some changes, even with semantics. For example, you publish a book, but you launch an e-book. E-books are more similar to the Internet than to traditional books. The lengths of e-books are changing. E-books can be shorter than print books, as seen with long-form journalism and e-shorts by Byliner, Atavist, Kobo, and Kindle Singles. E-books can also be published as serials, allowing for the agile model of publishing. Readers now have the chance to give input and help shape the content. The evolution of the E-Books make people change their reading habits. These habits lead to reduction of people visited the library. Library can be defined as a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. It provides physical or digital access to material, and may be a physical building or room, or a virtual space, or both. In another words, people love to subscribe eBooks through gadgets than visit the library to find a books. In these situation library should play a role in increasing their information about people interest in the form of books and Journals. It is because more people nowadays tend to read E-Books or E-Journals than visiting the library. Though e-readers are becoming more and more popular, they’re not outdistancing print, and there’s no indication that they will even in the future. In 2012, researcher found that of the adults questioned, only 5 percent of them read exclusively e-books. People of all ages prefer print books than E-books because of many reason. It will cover the pro and cons of print books and E-books. There will be a justification made in these report. The purposes of this report are;
i) To justify the statement ‘..Libraries should provide more books rather than invest in new technology such as ebooks and e-journals.
ii) The pros and cons of E-Book and E-Journals
CONTENT
With the advance of phones, tablets, and ereaders, ebooks have become a popular reading standard. Still, there’s something about the feel of an old-fashioned paper book. Ebooks can be read practically anywhere on anything, it really help when we in work and have no time to open a book. On another hand, some researchers discovered that 62 percent of the respondents actually prefer printed books to e-books, even though they’re technically the technological and digital generation.
i) Paper books cannot be deleted and real experience.
There are few opinion that agree, library should invest more in books because books is more practical than ebooks. One of them are;
“The ebook I was reading told me I was 84% finished with the book when the book ended. The remaining 16% was excerpts from the author’s other books, an author interview, and a discussion guide. Paper books are far superior when it comes to letting you know your place in a book, and that’s why I prefer book”
In these case library should give more attention to providing a books than invest in technology. Libraries should be responsible for keeping paper books as one day the internet may not exist. It is a known fact that paper books are the only reliable and safe source of information. The best way to start and finish your book is reading the book itself. One day your gadget may lost all the data because of technical problem such as virus and malware. There is no guarantee that ebooks will kept forever in our phone. Let’s take an example, when A format their phone or laptop the data store in it will not exist and may deleted. It will destruct the ebooks in their phone. Lending print books couldn’t be easier— just grab the book and pass it along; no set-up or hassle involved. There is just something about print books that ebook can’t compete with, the way the spine cracks the fist time it’s open, the way the pages feel in your hands, the rich scent of paper, the way they wear over time and gain character. People will appreciate the books when they can touch, feel and read it. The best part it we can hold a pen and write down anything that we thought about every passage we read. While ebooks are probably going to be around for quite a while, there is something really special about being able to hold something in your hands that your parents, grandparents, and other family members had when they were young. Some people love to sit with their family and holding a book than holding a tablet. It is because they will more concentrate on the book their read. Seeing a shelf full of books and topics is inspiring and stimulates the imagination. Keeping books in handphone and bookshelf is much different. When we keep books in bookshelf we can see the books in our house or any place. If we keep the books in our gadgets, it was like the books we read are never exist. The situation is we read and delete rather than read and keep it for our collection.
It’s no secret that reading is good for you. Just six minutes of reading is enough to reduce stress by 68%, and numerous studies have shown that reading keeps your brain functioning effectively as you age. One study even found that elderly individuals who read regularly are 2.5 times less likely to develop Alzheimer’s than their peers. But not all forms of reading are created equal.
ii) E-books are damaging our health
Ebooks will damaging our physical and mental health than we might think. When we read through smartphone, the light from the screen may destruct our sight and lead to eyes problem. Researchers have been examining the differences between reading regular books and e-books for years. Many of the studies have shown that reading old-fashioned books has plenty of advantages over e-books, which can be gateways to other electronic distractions, all of which screw with your sleep. This is why you should ditch the screen for printed pages. Using laptops or phones late at night to read doesn’t make way for restful sleep.
Reading helps you de-stress faster or just as fast as listening to music, taking a walk, or having a cup of tea or coffee, according to a 2009 study. When researchers measured heart rate and muscle tension, they found that people relaxed just six minutes into reading. But reading on a device might cancel out this effect, and may even impact your stress levels negatively. Repeated use of mobile phones or laptops late at night has been linked to depression, higher levels of stress, and fatigue among young adults. Constant use of technology not only disrupts our sleeping patterns and throws off our circadian rhythms, but it fosters a shorter attention span and fractured focus — online, we jump from meme to meme and link to link, checking Facebook intermittently. Social media and technological distractions also always seem to foster guilt and regret, and before we know it, three hours have passed and our brains feel like mush. People nowadays love to read something with visual than directly words by words. That’s why people will love to check facebook than open their books in their smartphone or tablets.
Reading an old-fashioned paper book might seem out of style, wasteful, or impractical. But don’t underestimate the simplicity of holding a physical book in your hands, flipping through the pages, and not having anything else to shift your focus to. Commit to the classic paper book and you’ll get the full, healthier experience.
Reading in print helps with comprehension.
A 2014 study found that readers of a short mystery story on a Kindle were significantly worse at remembering the order of events than those who read the same story in paperback. Lead researcher Anne Mangen of Norway’s Stavanger University concluded that “the haptic and tactile feedback of a Kindle does not provide the same support for mental reconstruction of a story as a print pocket book does.”
iii) Survey about Prints books and E-books
Textbook makers, bookstore owners and college student surveys all say millennials still strongly prefer print for pleasure and learning, a bias that surprises reading experts given the same group’s proclivity to consume most other content digitally. Marlene England (Owner of a bookstores) said millennials regularly tell her they prefer print because it’s “easier to follow stories.” Pew studies show the highest print readership rates are among those ages 18 to 29, and the same age group is still using public libraries in large numbers. Don Kilburn, North American president for Pearson, the largest publisher in the world and the dominant player in education, said the move to digital “doesn’t look like a revolution right now. It looks like an evolution, and it’s lumpy at best.” And it can be seen most prominently on college campuses, where students still lug backpacks stuffed with books, even as they increasingly take notes (or check Facebook) on laptops during class. This is the report made by The Washington Post. This post shows that more people will choose prints book than E-books.
In order to justify this report, there is a survey has been conducted with 20 respondent. It will ask about which the respondent prefer in finding information. The question will cover their choices about prints books or E-books.
Survey about Print Books Vs E-books
1. How many Books have you read in the last year?
⃝1 Book
⃝2-3 Books
⃝4-5 Books
⃝6-10 Books
⃝11 or more Books
2. Have you purchased an E-book or a print book in the last 12 months?
⃝I’ve purchased only E-books
⃝I’ve purchased only printed books
⃝I’ve bought both e-books and printed books
⃝No I’haven’t purchased either
⃝Not Sure
3. Do you prefer to read E-Books or Print Books?
⃝E-Books only
⃝Print books only
⃝Both
4. Do you agree with the following statement:
“Library should invest more in books publication than ebooks and e journals..”
⃝Strongly agree
⃝Agree
⃝Neither agree or disagree
⃝Disagree
⃝Strongly disagree
Result of the survey
1. How many Books have you read in the last year?
Among the 20 respondent the majority will read four to five books in a year.
2. Have you purchased an E-book or a print book in the last 12 months?
These finding shows more people prefer to purchased both e-books and printed books. Printed books are more popular among the reader.
3. Do you prefer to read E-Books or Print Books?
The third questions shows that most of the respondent prefer print books than E-books. Many people wrote in their comments and had clear reasons for avoiding the screen like, “There’s something about curling up with a good book in one’s hands that can’t be beat” and “I spend enough time on computers at work, need a break” to “I like the feel of the pages“. Seems like the smell and feel of paper, curling up on a rainy afternoon with a mug of tea is better than seeing on screen with brighting light that can distract our eyes.
4. Do you agree with the following statement:
“Library should invest more in books publication than ebooks and e journals..”
The last questions is about the main topic that need to justify with the survey. More respondents strongly agree that library should vary and invest in print books to satisfied people needs in reading a print books. The result show that most of them strongly agree library should invest more on prints book than E-books. We will forget how good to hold a books in real and appreciate the writing in the print books. Library will play a main role in promoting a people to read a print books.
Conclusions
Readers absorb less on Kindles and iPads than when they read on paper. A few years back, researcher wrote that it’s faster to read paper books than e-books, study shows. For a conclusion, it is better if we invest more on printed books because many people can’t forget the smell of the books and also the sentimental value when we hold a book than smartphones. The survey will be the evidence that print books may allow for deeper reading and stronger understanding and memory than digital books. Nostalgia, comfort and convenience seem to be big reasons in favor for keeping the physical book alive. Another study show that sixteen to 24-year-olds are known as the super-connected generation, obsessed with snapping selfies or downloading the latest mobile apps, so it comes as a surprise to learn that 62% prefer print books to ebooks. The two big reasons for preferring print are value for money and an emotional connection to physical books. On questions of ebook pricing, 28% think that ebooks should be half their current price, while just 8% say that ebook pricing is right. Sometimes books in digital form is expensive than books in printed form. People nowadays will consider much on the value of the things they buy. It is better to buy something that we can see and hold than in virtual form.