Growing up in an age of technology has its advantages and disadvantages. Whether it is for school or the news there are two main ways we get our reading, Printed or e-books. In the publishing world technology such as the kindle and similar devices have stolen the spotlight from publishing books. A kindle is a small hand held electronic device made for reading and came out in 2007; while the printed books have been around since the printing press and even before that. In Recent years many studies have been done on many aspects into this world. I argue that, despite the practical uses and easy access that are making books more popular, many people still prefer printed books. One of the main attractions for ebooks is the kindle, which “‘Five or six years ago, there was widespread panic that digital reading would take over our business.”’( Teicher qted in Hiltzik, 2017).
Throughout the years electronic devices grow more advanced making the publishing world more open to other writers and publishers, giving easy access to multiple genres of reading which is why many people thought there was a chance ebooks would put a huge damper in the printed books. In the sales of ereaders have been popular when they first came out and have significantly grown over the years, now they are taking things more slowly, statistics have showed the sales of ebooks lowered in the recent years. Ebook sales for the first nine months of 2016 were down 18.7% compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the Assn. of American Publishers.
Out of the four categories including hardcovers, paperbacks and audiobooks, ebooks were the only to suffer, “ebooks’ share of the total market fell to 17.6% from 21.7% in that time frame.”(Hiltzik, 2017) with the decline hardcover books raised the highest for the first time since ebooks came out. From the looks of it, not all reader, are ready to give up the tactile pleasure of the printed books to hold in their hands for the convenience and digital features of ereading. Furthermore, the sales of printed books have raised and “this means that the numbers of books being published, and the number available, have risen dramatically”(Cambridge) and won’t go away from the ‘tangible delights of reading”(Hiltzik, 2017) in a format that has not changed since the 15th century.
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There are two different reasons that everyone reads in their life either professional or personal reading and we usually prefer one way or the other. Kent State University did a study on a few aspects on ways people may chose and try to answer if a printed book or a ebook is more dominant. In one of the surveys, the participants were asked what there have read in either forms during the past year. The analysis showed that there was a vast of differences in the reading among the three reading groups, overall the average number of books who have read both print books and ebooks was higher, at 26 books compared to 16 books and 11 books who read only print books or ebooks.
This showed how the difference in the quantity between any two groups; that turned out in this group the majority didn’t read just one or the other but both. While, ebooks and printed books have unique characteristics the next question Kent State University asked was the factors that influenced the preference in picking ebooks or print books. Giving several situations the people easily picked printed over ebooks when it came to reading with kids and when they share a book with others. There was close to majority on the tangibility of printed over ebooks with only 2% more who chose printed. Although there was overwhelmingly choice of ebooks because of their quick access and the wide selection of genres to choose from.
Reading in most of the age groups was “significantly to e-book adoption prediction”(Zhang) the survey found out that in particular the youngest group that was tested (16 to 19 years old) they had a negative impact on ebooks. Meaning in this sample it was less likely for a teen to adopt the use of ebooks and use printed books more often. Finding the easy access there are those who use the ebooks tend to use printed books and not have one preferred choice. Reading in most of the age groups was “significantly to e-book adoption prediction”(Zhang) the survey found out that in particular the youngest group that was tested (16 to 19 years old) they had a negative impact on ebooks.
It was found out that “Students far and away find print books easier to read than ebooks, although ebooks are generally easier to obtain.”they also state for research and class assignments the preferred the use was ebooks while the students prefer reading a printed book for narrative reading and pleasure reading more. The study then asked what was the common use for ebooks which then turned out to be PDFs they seem to “stand’ out as the most commonly used ebook format. Nine out of ten students have used PDFs compared to…16% that use MOBI (the format used for Kindle ebooks)… While only 20% of respondents said they have a preferred ebook format, the overwhelming preference among them is PDF, for its ability to open on a variety of devices, as well as ease of navigation, search, and markup.”(Library Journal, 2018)
From Library Journal they concluded that even with printed books being preferred in the students life PDF is the preferred way to read a book than a kindle. Not only was this a question for students but also the staff at Winthrop University. The staff strongly said they typically selected the print versions and overall more than half of both staff and students “responded that when given a choice they would use a print book rather than an e-book.”(Silverman) Meaning in both schools there is still a preference of printed books over ebooks in the world of schooling. Reading a printed book or an ebook for which ever propose that may come up in the debate of the two reading versions there is a wondering idea if one way is better for learning and comprehending.
In 2014, Ackerman and Lauterman did a second study where 80 undergraduates partake in a study to see “how well they would perform in the test.”The results of the study had shown that they did make a similar guess for their prediction before the study was completed which concluded that the “paper readers generally make a better calibration than the screen readers, who tend to be more overconfident.”(Myberge and Wilberg) There was a small difference in the final results but turned out that ereaders get too confident when assuming paper isn’t better at understanding what has been read. The study also puts in the preference to an account after finding out that those “who studied on their preferred medium showed both less overconfidence and got better test scores.”(myberge and Wilberg) Showing that in the end, paper tends to be better for your eyes when reading or studying and will be able to comprehend more after you have read.
The main preference of reading that dominates the publishing world is the printed books. With many questions out in the world of whether ebooks or printed books have a larger impact other have found that it isn’t all true, by the prices dropping in the recent years for kindles, in certain situations the way of reading is predominantly printed, and at schools both students and staff have agreed to have printed in class over ebooks. Even comprehending and understanding of what have been read for college students are that paper is better for studying. In our world the publishing industry has been here for us to read and understand the world around us and has been around for quite some time. Now new technologies has been colliding with the old world but for now we can understand this industry by watching what is happening when new technologies are introduced in the old world of books.
