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- They don’t take as much space as printed books. - Your e-book collection won’t take up a lot of room and weight. - An e-book may be readable in low light or even in darkness. - Many new e-book readers read the text aloud to you. - Electronic texts are a lot cheaper. In fact, a great share of e-books online can be used free. - They are more ecologically friendly. |
- Though an e-book reader is much more expensive than a paper book. - An e-book reader may turn off or lose the data. - Its shelf life is much shorter than the life of a printed book. - An e-book reader must be protected from cold and hot temperatures, water etc. |
2) Printed books (Печатные книги)
| Advantages (from the text) | Disadvantages (from the text) |
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- Printed books are readable for many years. - Some people may prefer to have a library of paper books because they like the look and feel of them. - Books with large pictures look much better on paper. - A printed book will never turn off or lose the data. - Its shelf life is much longer than the life of an e-book reader. |
- They take as much space as printed books (take up a lot of room). - E-books may need to be copied or adapted to new standards. - The production of e-books doesn’t need paper (implies printed books need paper). |