No E-books, We Are University Students Paper Dominates

I interpret reading from an ebook as a real struggle. Fascinating, yes, to have mountains of books in little space and avoid wasting paper, but personally, I would never spend the night on something like that.

Compared to years ago, I read a lot from the screen, for example when I don't want to waste paper for something I'm not sure will be useful, but I always notice a discomfort in reading.

As for eye health, I don't know when it might be harmful.

I am not completely rejecting it, but I believe paper is necessary. We will see what the new generations think about it.

Various considerations...

1) there is still little in e-books compared to what is available in print

2) we should distinguish between true e-books and PDF files... I have consulted hundreds of downloaded PDF files, especially from specialized online journals, but consulting them is often inconvenient.

3) corollary of 2: consulting digital content on a computer is not like consulting it on an e-book reader or a tablet. Not everything is still portable...

4) corollary of 3: those who study don't just read. They often write to memorize, underline, color. These are functions sometimes possible with a tablet, but not with a computer. When I was writing my thesis, I hated having to open various pages on the computer; I preferred to have all the books open on the table and only the text file on the screen

guys what do you think of the Kindler?? I was really surprised when I saw it...O.o

In my opinion, it's awesome, especially if you travel a lot, read a lot and don't feel like carrying useless weight in your bag... the question is: how much longer do you think paper books will last?

You can buy books on amazon.it at lower prices than paper ones (obviously), even if everything isn't available.

In the case of university books, unless the professor keeps up with the times, they are difficult to find; however, even if you have them in PDF, it is possible to convert them for the Kindle via the Amazon site itself, or in the case of other formats, there is a program that allows conversion.

I believe all of this is free, although I have never actually done it.

Answering Trade1's question. For our generation, leaving paper behind is truly difficult!! Not having the perception of a book, not being able to visually realize which part of the book we are in is truly stressful.

The new generation, on the other hand, has good hopes.

Apro e chiudo parentesi [Parenthesis opened and closed]. I don't believe everything we hear regarding digitalization. We save paper, we don't consume as much energy to produce, we don't cut down forests... for me, it's all nonsense!! A dirty way to sell and for other interests...

sisifo1987 wrote:

I'll open and close parentheses here. I don't believe anything we hear regarding digitalization. We save paper, we don't consume as much energy for production, we don't cut down forests.....to me, it's all nonsense!! A dirty way to sell things and for other interests...

well, but if you go by "feeling" and don't provide arguments, your idea is worth little... recently I read a very good article "against" organic food, and I must say the arguments were interesting and credible. I am willing to change my opinion on almost anything, but there must be someone who gives me real reasons to do so

thallo my idea is worth little because I didn't want to say anything special!

I am not against digitalization (on the contrary) but against certain products that try to make us buy.

A times devices that, for what they offer, are not worth buying (including the costs of production) but with insidious advertising can whet our desire to purchase... I don't know if I was clear.

Don't you see it that way?

I say that once, someone must have surely thought and explicitly argued... how beautiful manuscripts are compared to the first printed ones from the '500s... and they would have been quite right, wouldn't they? And the miniatures, then!?

And yet printing brilliantly replaced the manuscript.. why can't digital do the same compared to printing?

Interesting little news:

In Texas, the first library without books!

It is called BiblioTech, located in San Antonio (Texas), and it is the first public library without books. The structure, which cost 2.4 million dollars, will lend e-book readers to users for 2-week cycles instead of paper books.

http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/tecnologia/2013/09/18/Texas-prima-biblioteca-senza-libri_9318044.html?idPhoto=1

I often use my tablet to take notes at university, taking photos of the blackboard for arguments that are not in the book. I often read news and PDF files on the tablet and have also made use of some books in digital format. However, I do not prefer digital over paper when it comes to deepening my knowledge. As with all things, there are pros and cons. The pros of digital are certainly environmental respect: if you don't print, you avoid cutting down trees; there are no waiting times for shipping since most of the books I need are not available in bookstores and I always have to order them online. If I buy it in digital format, I have it on my tablet as soon as the purchase is completed. The reduction of time in the case of digital is nothing new. Just think of the mail; handwritten letters took a few days to reach their destination, an email is delivered from the other side of the world in just under a second. Obviously, digital cannot replace everything because it also has limitations, but I believe it is an excellent integrative step to improve everyday life. It is not therefore about rejecting or promoting, in my opinion, but about using it in all those situations in life where it can be useful and better than the classic methods with which one was used to working before the advent of digital.

Another point of view on the matter, that of a father:

http://daily.wired.i...ter-543211.html

Why we must teach kids digital skills

In a world of smartphones, Google, and Twitter, school lives in the past, among paper dictionaries and chalk. And tablets are used for everything except studying. Here is the point of view of a father

....ah però

Italians love buying books online, but they still buy them in paper format. They do this in 97 percent of cases, taking into account only book purchases made online. However, over 40 percent buy ebooks, and it reaches one in two Italians who read 'electronically' if we also consider the number of those who download free ebooks.
This is stated by the Nielsen survey “Consumer book buying, in digital and print”, which was presented as a preview at Editech 2015 – on the occasion of the Digital Marketing Day concluding today – an event on technological innovation in the publishing sector, organized by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE).

http://www.itespresso.it/come-leggono-gli-italiani-tra-libri-di-carta-e-ebook-111514.html