This flip book examines the many benefits that eBooks bring into our lives.

1. E-Reading
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3. Electronic books more than doubled in popularity
in 2011, with ebooks outselling hardcover books
in adult fiction for the first time
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4. Readers of traditional books dropped from
72 percent to 67 percent
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5. The number of people who
have a tablet or an e-book
reader among those 16 and
older now stands at 43%.
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6. 35% of those with reading
devices say they're reading
more books since they got
their reading devices
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7. 2011 Pew Research Center poll; 2013 USA TODAY/Bookish poll of 819 e-reader or tablet owners by Princeton Survey
Research Aug. 15-18, 22-25. Alejandro Gonzalez, USA TODAY

8. But why engage
in E-reading?
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9. There are many
Benefits to
E-Reading
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10. Travel
eBooks allow you to bring a
whole library with you
wherever you go. You can
switch between titles with
ease and the weight is lighter
than a standard paperback.
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11. eBooks are often
cheaper in the
long run because
there are no
printing fees
associated with
them.
Furthermore, you
can often find
free eBooks
online.
Price
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12. Speed When you buy
an eBook, your
,
you don’t have
to wait.
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13. Night Reading
If you read in bed, an eBook may be a
good option as many readers come with
built-in reading lights.

14. Environment
No trees are
required to
manufacture
paper for the
pages of
ebooks.
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15. Storage
Your bookshelf is located on a small handheld device,
your computer or on both. This will save you a lot of
storage space and also means you have a backup
online if something happens to your books.
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16. Font Adjustments
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17. Interactivity
Ebooks can be interactive and contain audio,
video and animations, which can enhance the
message that the author is trying to convey.
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18. Facilitated Note
Taking
One of the steps reading experts advise for better reading
is to underline and take notes. This is very easily done in
an e-book. At the end, you can export your notes and you
will have a personalized resume of the books you read.
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19. Foreign language learning
Access the dictionary by simply clicking on the
unknown word
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20. Sources
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/book-statistics-2011_n_1684473.html
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/ten-advantages-book-readers.html
http://www.successconsciousness.com/ebooks_benefits.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/10/06/e-books-reading/2877471/
http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/10/18/tablet-and-e-reader-ownership-update/
http://online-bookstores-review.toptenreviews.com/the-advantages-of-ebooks-versus-
traditional-books.html
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