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E-books are very popular in this digital generation. An e-book is defined as “an electronic version of a printed book that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose.” Essentially, this makes e-books available anywhere at any time. It also allows them to be created without going through the traditional book making process. This is just one of the many advantages of digital books. Below we will discuss the eight advantages of having digital books in the palm of our hands.
- No Down Time
E-books are delivered to our digital devices instantly, 24 hours a day. This means that within minutes you can purchase, download and begin reading the e-book of your choice. The best part? You don’t have to leave your comfy couch to attain this book. With traditional books, you would have to go to a bookstore or online store, purchase and wait days or weeks to receive your book. This is also a great way to download information on tutorials or how-to if you’re in the middle of a project.
- Portability
Whether it’s a mobile phone, laptop or tablet, you’ll be able to take your device with you to read your e-book. Because the device is portable, you can enjoy reading at the beach, local park, break room on your lunch or on an airplane. And you won’t have to worry about only reading in the daylight. E-books can be read in the dead of night because e-readers are backlit. This adds to the many locations and situations you can enjoy your e-book. A great advantage is that you’re not just carrying one book with you. You’re carrying an entire library with you. No matter how many items you add to your library, the weight will never change. No more having to choose between which books to take with you, now you can take them all with you.
- Practicality
As briefly mentioned above, e-books take up zero space. You don’t have to wonder where to put your new book on your already over-crowded bookcase. You simply download the e-book, and it is added to your digital library. Also, your inventory is there in front of you. You won’t have to go looking or trying to remember where that book went that you wanted to read. Gone are the days tripping over your to-read book piles that cover your bedroom floor.
- Create Your Own
Do you ever want to digitize your own works to have in your library? You can do that. There are companies that specialize in transforming your content into an e-book. This is done by taking your content, completed or new, and sending it to the company of choice to create your e-book. You can customize your works with templates and layout and then publish it. At some companies, a PDF is stored in your account to allow easy access to you. Something you’d like to try? You can do this with an e-book free trial today.
- Going Green
This world is all about being green for the environment, and e-book is a great way to support this initiative. With e-books, there isn’t any paper used. Everything is digital, meaning no trees were harmed in the making of your e-book. Since e-books aren’t shipped, only downloaded, there aren’t any shipping costs or materials incurred. No plastic wrapped books or cardboard boxes to ship the books. All costs are directly related to purchasing the e-book.
- Added Bonuses
E-books offer much more than a traditional book. With a traditional book, the reader buys the book and that’s it. An e-book reader buys the book, but that’s not all they receive. E-books can come with special inserts or add-ons inclusive to the e-book, adding value to the e-book experience. Most e-books offer links to related content to what is being read to enhance your reading. And on top of that, you can search within your e-book. If you’re looking for a specific word or quote, you can search for it without having to flip desperately through the book to find it. Another great perk is how these books can be interactive. Some e-books offer videos, audio and even animations to improve the reader’s experience. All these bonuses are included with the e-book purchase, something traditional book buyers would be missing out on.
- Cost
E-books are more affordable than traditional books. This is important to many consumers who are looking to save, but don’t want to give up their reading hobby. The costs are lower because the e-book is simply downloaded. E-book companies don’t have to worry about extra costs to manufacture and ship books. They simply store the digital copies and send them to be downloaded when a purchase is completed. And some e-books are completely free. All the consumer must do is download it to their library. This means sometimes the e-book experience incurs no cost to the reader.
- Customization
Having a hard time reading the book font because of the size? With an e-book you can customize the font size and type to your liking. For those that have difficulty seeing small text, you can easily adjust the size to large print. Traditional books don’t allow this kind of flexibility. You get what you pay for and may struggle to see what it is you paid for. But with an e-book, you will be able to make these changes to better enjoy reading.
The Take Away
E-books have been a growing trend for this generation, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. It’s easy to understand why e-books are so enjoyed. From their ease of being downloaded to their added bonuses, e-books are a great purchase for any and all readers out there who want to take their books with them anywhere in the world. This is the digital world we live in and it allows us to have a library of digital books in the palm of our hand.
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