Are printed books slowly disappearing?
Are printed books destined to eventually join the ranks of clay tablets, scrolls and typewritten pages?
Will paper books become obsolete?
If the printed word becomes a thing of the past, it may affect how we think.(BBC Jan 25, 2016)
Thanks in advance for your views and opinions..
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" Will Paper Books Be Replaced by E-books Soon? This Will Surprise You
E-books were supposed to be preferred over textbooks by now. For a variety of reasons; however, printed versions of books still prevail. For decades, researchers have been focusing their studies on how people utilize, comprehend, and process digital and paper reading material.
In recent years, researchers continued their investigation of the effectiveness and efficiency of paper text compared to digital text (such as e-books, tablets, personal computers, and laptops). Some of their conclusions are surprising.
From Hieroglyphics to E-Books
Our brains were not designed for reading. Human beings don’t have pre-programmed genes for reading, like there are for vision and language.
Thanks to Egyptian hieroglyphics, the Phoenician alphabet, Chinese paper, and the Gutenberg press we’ve adapted and created new circuits in our brains in order to understand texts and letters.
Prior to the emergence of the Internet, our brains read predominately in linear ways, reading one page at a time before moving on to the next page. Distractions were minimal.
When we read text using e-book devices, tablets, laptops or desktop computers we must juggle multiple distractions (hypertext, e-mails, videos, and pop-up advertisements). In addition, a simple movement like swiping a finger on the screen or readjusting the mouse leads to moving our attention away from what’s being read. These interruptions may seem minor, but they nonetheless adversely affect our comprehension, reading speed, and accuracy."...
Please, go to the attached website link for more details...
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/will-paper-books-replaced-books-soon-this-will-surprise-you.html
Use of print books are being minimised, however its status is not so bad as in case of journals which are serial publications with primary information seeking instataneous reach to its users.
Print books have plus points as grasping ideas is easy on papers. Skipping, bookmarking etc. are more easy on paper.
People used to say about paperless society, but now people are talking about less paper society.
Dear Dr Hazim Hashim Tahir,
Thanks for the unique collection of information and references....really inspired as usual...
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Dear Dr Kenneth M Towe,
Thanks for sharing a great piece of information and views....rose is a rose is a rose...original is original...perhaps text and/or content in the original can be replaced / substituted...but its identity and originality can not be replaced...
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Dear Dr Prabhat Ranjan
Thanks for your beautiful view and assertion that "it will be a less-paper society, never be a paperless society"...
Have a nice day!
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