The recent rise in technology has lead people to believe that traditional methods or implements are unfit to carry out a task or supply the demand of pretty much anything; in other words, believe they are useless. However, in some cases, this isn’t true. When it comes to books, there is still a considerable amount of people who prefer and trust print copies rather their eBook counterpart. This percentage of people includes millennials as well. *sarcastic tone* I know, shocking. There are many reasons for this, among them trust and style.
Personally, I don’t mind the format - in which the book I need/want is in - as long as I have it. I usually go for the most convenient way of acquiring them, which is eBook. Yes, some people prefer hard copies because they like how it feels an smells; and I have to admit it is a very pleasant sensation. However, hard copies can’t be read in the dark at three in the morning when I need to study (I mean...err...review) for a test or when I have been going through an existential crisis and I desperately need to distract myself peacefully. Nevertheless, there is a special breed of people who romanticize the thought of curling up with a cup of tea and a big sweater reading a hardcover by a lamp on a rainy day. I wonder how their blogs are called on Tumblr, hmmm. Anyways, neither form of reading is waterproof (unless you have a waterproof device from which you can read).
For any reason they may prefer one format over the other (studying habits, they trust one more than the other, fashion, practicality, etc.), it is always reassuring to know that the world hasn’t lost the habit of reading. Albeit the thirst for knowledge, an escape from reality, or pulling an all-nighter; the world still wants to learn. To the core, this is what this dawn of technology is about: giving people more options to choose from. They can choose what book to read and how. There shouldn’t be a format war, the world will make a transition only if it has to; and preserving a virtues I just mentioned is one of the priorities that this movement should be concerned with.
Personally, I don’t mind the format - in which the book I need/want is in - as long as I have it. I usually go for the most convenient way of acquiring them, which is eBook. Yes, some people prefer hard copies because they like how it feels an smells; and I have to admit it is a very pleasant sensation. However, hard copies can’t be read in the dark at three in the morning when I need to study (I mean...err...review) for a test or when I have been going through an existential crisis and I desperately need to distract myself peacefully. Nevertheless, there is a special breed of people who romanticize the thought of curling up with a cup of tea and a big sweater reading a hardcover by a lamp on a rainy day. I wonder how their blogs are called on Tumblr, hmmm. Anyways, neither form of reading is waterproof (unless you have a waterproof device from which you can read).
For any reason they may prefer one format over the other (studying habits, they trust one more than the other, fashion, practicality, etc.), it is always reassuring to know that the world hasn’t lost the habit of reading. Albeit the thirst for knowledge, an escape from reality, or pulling an all-nighter; the world still wants to learn. To the core, this is what this dawn of technology is about: giving people more options to choose from. They can choose what book to read and how. There shouldn’t be a format war, the world will make a transition only if it has to; and preserving a virtues I just mentioned is one of the priorities that this movement should be concerned with.
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