who needs books anymore?

It's amazing to see how far technology has progressed throughout the years. I remember back in elementary school everything was handwritten and all readings were tangible. Then came the kindle and the ipad. Personally, I prefer having the tangible book because one, it doesn't hurt my eyes as much as staring at a screen for an hour, and two, I prefer being the one to touch and turn the page. With the kindle, I believe you just scroll down to get to the next page. With the tangible book I can also put a bookmark in to save my spot. Now I haven't used a kindle or an ipad to read a book but I'm guessing you can't put a physical bookmark in it. It is true that it is probably cheaper to purchase an ebook to have on your kindle but think about it, you have to purchase a kindle and a book to read something electronically. To read a book online you have to purchase a laptop or desktop to read an online book. However, with just a tangible, regular , old book, all you have to purchase a book. Thus saving hundreds of dollars on an electronic device. But then again, with society now-a-days, everyone owns some sort of electronic device whether it be an itouch, ipad, kindle, laptop, etc.

What I also noticed is that people don't go to the library to borrow books anymore. They usually go there to just study and take advantage of the quiet room. Now that can just be my observation here at University of Texas at Dallas. Some other factors could be in play when it comes to the tangible book or the electronical book. It's maybe a matter of price. Renting a book could be cheaper than purchasing either a book or an ebook.