Innovation
nowadays goes naturally in our home, school, work and society. All aspects of
life are described by the innovative changes on things, events, methods, and
ideas that are new and useful.
Our
age is approaching in the application of better solutions that meet new needs
or existing society requirements. This is accomplished through more effective
products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are readily
available to markets, governments and community. Furthermore, educational
materials reached at its peak development. These innovative materials such as
electronic books or e-books are used for better.
However,
researches and studies have shown that these innovations have also limitations
as compared to obsolete, outdated, printed books. According to Fenlon (2013),
author of “Paper Books Offer Better
Reading Comprehension Than E-Books”, the
death of paper, argues technology writer Nicholas Carr, has been greatly
exaggerated. This is an old trend: a new medium pops up, be it the radio or
television or the Internet, and some speculate that the book or newspaper or
magazine is surely doomed. When e-readers and tablets and e-books arrived,
their popularity seemed to be a death sentence for hardbacks and paperbacks.
But, writes Carr, that sentence won't be carried out anytime soon.” According
to Carr's research, paper books still make up 75 percent of book sales in the
United States. And that's not counting the used book market, which is also on
an upswing.
I
strongly disagree with the elimination of the old version materials. Being
knowledgeable and fanatic to old books is not a point here. But we must consider the fact that reading a
paper book and reading a digital one has a great difference, whether it's on an
LCD or an e-ink screen. Studies proved that physical books actually help us
retain information better. Our brains simply react to printed words differently
than digital ones. It is still important to regain the physical presence of these
printed books. Make it available for reader’s navigation.
Some
scientists believe that our brain actually interprets written letters and words
as physical objects—a reflection of the fact that our minds evolved to perceive
things, not symbols," writes Carr. "The physical presence of the
printed pages, and the ability to flip back and forth through them, turns out
to be important to the mind’s ability to navigate written works, particularly
lengthy and complicated ones. This is true in actual reading experiences. We
cannot inspect thoroughly in E-books. Simply put, physical books are better for
reading comprehension. Of course, digital books are also offering their own
advantages. But the printed ones though are old, still isn't going anywhere.
This
is supported by Scott (2013), “E-books
require unique devices or even personal computers can be looked as a drawback.
Numerous e-books are usually creates to end up being suitable for certain
software which in turn may be not easily available. Since e-books are reliant
on other equipment, particular hardware or software failing may impact this.
Unless the hardware, Internet link or battery power that is needed by a good
e-book reader is readily available, then its electronic paperwork is useless.
In addition, e-books based on hardware and software and are more easily damaged
than imprinted book”. Now, E-book reading devices are certainly more
expensive compared to imprinted books. All devices of e-books need power. There
is a growing problem which the e-books at the moment might not be obtainable or
even compatible to the future e-books software or devices.
People
from different countries testify that they prefer the printed books. They love
feeling the pages as they read... something about the fact that they can spill
something on it. At present, numerous people choose the traditional types than
e-books., since it can save their own time and cash.” I prefer to read on the printed books. I develop my imagination. My
kids develop their imagination, too!” says Mrs.Lopez, a mom for 2 kids.
Severe
concern for numerous possible users of e-book technologies are screen glare and
eyes. Screen
glare and eyestrain are a severe concern for numerous possible customers of
e-book technologies. A major be concerned of reading from a good e-book readers
could harm the eyes. The show resolution of computer screens and electronic
devices is even less than the print quality produced by a publishing push. For
these reasons, interested readers will be limited! It is because e-books for
them become risky. In addition to this, reading from a computer lacks the
knowledge and comfort of reading from a book. A paper book can be opened and
turned via, while a good electronic text is much more difficult to read.
Lastly,
e-books have unreliable life span. Paper has a much longer life span compared
to most digital forms of storage space. Simply because of the rapid development
of new computer systems it is difficult to assess whether the software or even
hardware will become out-of-date. As new hardware is actually developed
buildings should be put into location to permit for the migration of existing
materials to the new platforms so that they can be utilized. Techniques of
preserving the electronic documents should also end up being created. It can
end up being hard to distinguish readers from the others. To make a book
equivalent to a “real” book, one should find and assess several e-book
publishers prior to making a deal. A fancy website doesn’t guarantee an
excellent publisher.
Therefore,
holding on to the old books must still be considered. Giving value onto it is
as important as embracing the innovations.
