Withthemassproductionofelectronicdevicesandapplicationofnewtechnologies,mankindhasenteredan‘e’age.Wehavee-mails,e-tickets,e-tests,ande-books,andconsequently,paper-basedmaterialsgraduallyvanish.Nowadays,e-booksbecomeextremelypopularamongyoungsters,whiletraditionalonesseemsufferagreatlossoftheirreaders.
Forsomepeople,electronicandinternetbasedbooksareconvenientandaccessible.Environmentalistsevenadvocatethebenefitofe-booksonthegroundofforestprotection.E-booksloversevenassertthattraditionalbookswilldisappearinthenearfuture.
Ihavebeenabookwormforalongtime.Forme,readingexperienceisuniqueandrewarding.Nothingcanbemorethought-provokingthanthumbingthroughabookboughtyearsagounderatablelampinadarknight.Astonote-taking,scanningandskimming,andportability,traditionalbookshaveadvantages.Justastheinventionofcameradidn’tputanendtothehistoryofpainting,traditionalbooksare,andwillstillbe,anintimatefriendofreaders.