**The Great Debate: Books vs Ebooks**

As a long-time book lover and avid reader, I have to admit that I've always been tied to my physical books. Whether I was in grade school or high school, college, or even adulthood, I was often tethered to these pages, finding it frustrating when they were heavy or my spine couldn't handle the weight. In fact, the destruction of my spinal column can be attributed to carrying around too many books. This experience led me to write an article on locker.com about the pros and cons of ebooks versus printed materials.

**The Death of Printed Books**

While I believe that the printed book is not dead yet, I think ebooks are the way forward, especially when it comes to reference materials. For example, I could never imagine buying a physical encyclopedia or a thesaurus if I needed to find something quickly. I'd rather search for it online and then refer to it in its digital form. Beyond text, ebooks offer dynamic illustrations that you just can't do with printed books. Zooming in on maps, interacting with images – these are features that ebooks bring to the table that printed books simply can't match.

**The Future of Education**

I believe that schools will eventually switch from physical textbooks to ebooks, and I'm not alone. A professor I know recently emailed me about his experience with iPads in the classroom. At first, he wasn't a fan of the iPad, but after his school started deploying them, he found it made reading and learning so much easier. He could access texts quickly and easily, without having to lug around heavy books or worry about damaging his spine. This is where ebooks truly shine – they're portable, easy to use, and can be accessed anywhere.

**Personal Preference**

Personally, if I had a choice between a printed book and an ebook, I'd take the ebook every time. There's just something about being able to easily flip through pages or find specific information that digital books provide. Of course, there are some downsides – like the difficulty of switching between different ebooks without multiple screens – but overall, I think ebooks are the way forward.

**The Digital Divide**

One concern that's been raised is the digital divide – will richer schools have access to iPads and less-funded schools have cheap ebook readers? This is a valid concern, and one that needs to be addressed. We need to make sure that everyone has equal access to education, regardless of their financial situation. Ebooks could play a big role in bridging this gap.

**A Utopian Future**

Finally, I think ebooks have the potential to bring us closer to a utopian society where education is truly accessible to all. Imagine a future where every child can access the knowledge they need, without worrying about the cost of physical books. It's a lofty goal, but one that's worth striving for.

**The Verdict**

In conclusion, while I still love my physical books, I think ebooks are the way forward. They offer convenience, accessibility, and features that printed books simply can't match. As we move forward into a digital age, it's time to rethink our relationship with books and consider the benefits of ebooks.

**Resources**

Want to learn more about the pros and cons of ebooks versus printed materials? Check out our article on locker.com for a comprehensive guide.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now when I was in school I had to carry around a backpack with all of my books and it sucks because those books were heavy and whether I was in grade school or high school college uh I was Tethered to these pages and more frustrating than anything beyond the weight uh and I would say the destruction of my spinal column uh was not being able to find information easily in printed materials so we've uh written up an article on locker.com as we are prone to do every day books versus ebooks and I you know I've got my thoughts on the matter and we've been covering this in I would say recent days because I believe that the printed book is it's not dead yet but I would say as far as uh most books are concerned uh I think ebooks are kind of the way to go especially with reference materials I could never imagine buying a a a an an encyclopedia oh my god wow do people still do that or even a diary or a thesaurus if I need to find something quickly I'm not going to refer to a printed volume of text I'm going to search for it and then you know beyond the text think about the illustrations you know being able to zoom in on a map and and interact with it dynamically this is something you can do in ebooks that you just can't do in the printed volume I uh I know we're not there yet uh today uh but maybe 5 10 years from now printed books at least as far as school books are concerned uh will become ebooks and I think that's a strong possibility I received an email from a professor who was not a fan of the iPad and it turns out that his school is now deploying iPads and now he loves them because of how easy uh iPads are to use and how portable it makes the uh text and I think that's where ebooks have it over books you know if you gave me a choice between a printed book or an ebook uh nine times out of 10 I'm going to take that ebook it looks like bow teach 123 says I favor uh or I have four of my high School ebooks on ebooks so he's got books on ebooks I love it but it's hard to switch from one ebook to another ebook without two screens that is true not that we'd want to carry around 15 screens uh or you know it would be nice to be able to compare Pages potentially or bookmark between one and another and snap back to them kind of in a sort of history that may make a pretty nice eBook reader enhancement Chris what do you think about having tablets like Kindle in school replacing textbooks in class asks Uzu Maki 777 7 Z kind of already stated my opinion but uh I'm all for it the money you save from ebooks says the comp geek 101 true uh because there's no cost of replication think about all those trees we could potentially save in addition to reading them traditional books are good for decorating says imbalanced by design that is true and uh in our library uh because I have just a small amount of OCD uh I've organized the books that I have and I I don't I've bought maybe a couple of them most of them are sent to me for a review or sometimes my name gets printed up and they send me a copy a complimentary copy they are in color order so I've got like white books and then I got the black books and then I got the red books and the blue books I still like books the fell is still the best or the feel is still the best and more trees are cut down to run the power to your computers laptops iPad and so on okay I'm not exactly sure where you're going with the comment but theoretically you can save energy by going with ebooks uh Scot Scottish education still uses XP I doubt we will have tablets anytime soon says Scottish Tech kid 98 and if they destroy their Kindles well what's on them not exactly sure sometimes when I'm reading the comments on the YouTube live chat box from these live videos I don't catch the full comment but I do my best to translate old books smell like vomit says Vasquez 123 100 uh cool JS 100 says ebooks are cheap fast and I love it will the rich schools have iPads and less funded schools have cheap ebook readers asks Paul films uh you know there may be a digital divide happening there uh you know I I would hope that one day at some point in the future we would be more like a Star Trek Society uh where education was Prime and it didn't matter how much money you had everybody could truly get and equal education maybe ebooks will bring us closer to that Utopia we shall see so your thoughts books versus ebooks take a look at our list on locker.com the article is linked in the description feel free to leave your comment here as you're watching the video or wherever you're reading the page and if you like either the video or the article please share itthank you for watching liking commenting sharing and subscribing right now when I was in school I had to carry around a backpack with all of my books and it sucks because those books were heavy and whether I was in grade school or high school college uh I was Tethered to these pages and more frustrating than anything beyond the weight uh and I would say the destruction of my spinal column uh was not being able to find information easily in printed materials so we've uh written up an article on locker.com as we are prone to do every day books versus ebooks and I you know I've got my thoughts on the matter and we've been covering this in I would say recent days because I believe that the printed book is it's not dead yet but I would say as far as uh most books are concerned uh I think ebooks are kind of the way to go especially with reference materials I could never imagine buying a a a an an encyclopedia oh my god wow do people still do that or even a diary or a thesaurus if I need to find something quickly I'm not going to refer to a printed volume of text I'm going to search for it and then you know beyond the text think about the illustrations you know being able to zoom in on a map and and interact with it dynamically this is something you can do in ebooks that you just can't do in the printed volume I uh I know we're not there yet uh today uh but maybe 5 10 years from now printed books at least as far as school books are concerned uh will become ebooks and I think that's a strong possibility I received an email from a professor who was not a fan of the iPad and it turns out that his school is now deploying iPads and now he loves them because of how easy uh iPads are to use and how portable it makes the uh text and I think that's where ebooks have it over books you know if you gave me a choice between a printed book or an ebook uh nine times out of 10 I'm going to take that ebook it looks like bow teach 123 says I favor uh or I have four of my high School ebooks on ebooks so he's got books on ebooks I love it but it's hard to switch from one ebook to another ebook without two screens that is true not that we'd want to carry around 15 screens uh or you know it would be nice to be able to compare Pages potentially or bookmark between one and another and snap back to them kind of in a sort of history that may make a pretty nice eBook reader enhancement Chris what do you think about having tablets like Kindle in school replacing textbooks in class asks Uzu Maki 777 7 Z kind of already stated my opinion but uh I'm all for it the money you save from ebooks says the comp geek 101 true uh because there's no cost of replication think about all those trees we could potentially save in addition to reading them traditional books are good for decorating says imbalanced by design that is true and uh in our library uh because I have just a small amount of OCD uh I've organized the books that I have and I I don't I've bought maybe a couple of them most of them are sent to me for a review or sometimes my name gets printed up and they send me a copy a complimentary copy they are in color order so I've got like white books and then I got the black books and then I got the red books and the blue books I still like books the fell is still the best or the feel is still the best and more trees are cut down to run the power to your computers laptops iPad and so on okay I'm not exactly sure where you're going with the comment but theoretically you can save energy by going with ebooks uh Scot Scottish education still uses XP I doubt we will have tablets anytime soon says Scottish Tech kid 98 and if they destroy their Kindles well what's on them not exactly sure sometimes when I'm reading the comments on the YouTube live chat box from these live videos I don't catch the full comment but I do my best to translate old books smell like vomit says Vasquez 123 100 uh cool JS 100 says ebooks are cheap fast and I love it will the rich schools have iPads and less funded schools have cheap ebook readers asks Paul films uh you know there may be a digital divide happening there uh you know I I would hope that one day at some point in the future we would be more like a Star Trek Society uh where education was Prime and it didn't matter how much money you had everybody could truly get and equal education maybe ebooks will bring us closer to that Utopia we shall see so your thoughts books versus ebooks take a look at our list on locker.com the article is linked in the description feel free to leave your comment here as you're watching the video or wherever you're reading the page and if you like either the video or the article please share it\n"