{"id":10,"date":"2020-09-21T08:25:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T08:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:40:55","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

eBooks vs. Printed Books, The Pros and Cons<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Clearly Reef Road Publishing is in favor of printed books over eBooks. Nonetheless let\u2019s consider the pros and cons of both eBooks and printed books. Let\u2019s begin with our favorite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Print\/Paper Books<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pro\u2019s<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Books don\u2019t need the internet or a power supply<\/li>
  2. Books get you away from all that screen use, the light from an eBook is known to affect a person\u2019s ability to sleep at night.<\/li>
  3. Reading books make for a tangible experience (you feel the paper, the cover, the spine, and can smell a book for a memorable and enjoyable experience)<\/li>
  4. Books benefit the writer as authors get a higher royalty for their craft<\/li>
  5. Books are less likely to get stolen than a tablet or a phone<\/li>
  6. Books can be used to decorate a nightstand and\/or a coffee table<\/li>
  7. Books can be read easily on the beach, no glare from the sun<\/li>
  8. Books eliminate the ability to multi-task (reading an eBook can be disrupted by email and social media notifications)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Cons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. Books do take up a lot of space and can be heavy<\/li>
    2. Reading books sitting down and not moving for long periods of time can cause health problems such as obesity or diabetes<\/li>
    3. Books can become outdated<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Ebooks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Pro\u2019s<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      1. eBooks are portable and good for traveling<\/li>
      2. eBooks don\u2019t require physical storage space<\/li>
      3. eBooks generally cost less than a printed book<\/li>
      4. eBooks are easily updated<\/li>
      5. eBooks have a read aloud feature<\/li>
      6. eBooks can be interactive\/augmented reality<\/li>
      7. eBooks are accessible on multiple devices<\/li>
      8. eBooks are environmentally friendly<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Cons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        1. eBooks can be pirated \/ hacked<\/li>
        2. Screen reading requires more mental energy, and it can make eBook content harder to retain or memorize<\/li>
        3. E readers can be unreliable and could stop working unexpectedly<\/li>
        4. eBooks can have licensing restrictions<\/li>
        5. eBooks don\u2019t last forever, in the year 8000 will eBooks be able to read by historians?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          eBooks vs. Printed Books, The Pros and Cons Clearly Reef Road Publishing is in favor of printed books over eBooks. Nonetheless let\u2019s consider the pros and cons of both eBooks and printed books. Let\u2019s begin with our favorite. Print\/Paper Books Pro\u2019s Books don\u2019t need the internet or a power supply Books get you away from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nBlog - Reef Road Publishing, LLC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Reef Road Publishing, LLC\u2019s goal is to find brilliant writers, remarkable stories, and share them with the world.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blog - Reef Road Publishing, LLC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reef Road Publishing, LLC\u2019s goal is to find brilliant writers, remarkable stories, and share them with the world.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Reef Road Publishing, LLC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-20T21:40:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/v2-Blog-Banner-ReefRoad-Books-eBooks.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Reef Road Publishing, LLC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Reef-Road-Pubishing-Logo_Text_big_Stacked.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Reef-Road-Pubishing-Logo_Text_big_Stacked.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Reef Road Publishing, LLC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Reef Road Publishing, LLC\",\"description\":\"Reed Road Publishing, LLC\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reef.pub\/blog\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog - 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