Physical books or digital books

Today I was having a conversation with one of my colleagues in the office about books. I remembered that I had been paying for audible subscriptions but hardly listened to any books. It has been a few weeks since I listened to any of the books. The discussion was mostly about reading books with the help of a physical or digital book. They said that physical books were the best even though we have several other digital facilities available.

I'm someone who finds it hard to read books. From a very young age, I'm fond of books. I like collecting books but I find it hard to read them or complete reading a book. With a lot of interest, I usually purchase books and spend a lot of money on books but I don't complete reading the book at all. I have noticed my sister reading books with a Kindle or from her mobile. After purchasing an iPad, I find reading books on them very handy but the vote is always for the physical books.

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I understand the traditional way of reading books with the help of actual physical books. But other than that it is very hard to say which one is the best way to read books. Today with the help of technology, people grow up with digital devices from a very young age. Sometimes people find digital devices more comfortable than physical books. In many international schools, all the learning happens with the help of digital devices. In the future, this can happen in many places across the world. Who knows after a point people might as well say that books are not good because they are harming the trees and reduce the usage of physical books as we have so many alternatives these days for physical books.

Audiobooks are the next biggest trend. Many people including me are much fond of audio books instead of physical books or digital books. I find it very hard to focus on reading whether it is a physical book or a digital book. I can read as much as I can if it is a short article or a small piece of reading. But when it comes to reading an entire book, it is hard for me. This is where I prefer listening to books than reading. Audibles help me do that where my favorite books are all available in the audio format. Another advantage of this type of reading is that we will be able to do our other tasks while reading. For example, we can drive a car and still listen to the audiobook.

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