INTERNET BETTER THAN BOOKS?

INDEX

1 INTRODUCTION

2 BOOKS ARE THE FIRST!!

3 WHY BOOKS ARE BETTER THAN INTERNET?

4 REASONS WHY BOOKS ARE BETTER THAN INTERNET

5 EVOLUTION OF INTERNET

6 E-BOOKS

7 REASONS WHY INTERNET IS BETTER THAN BOOKS

8 CONCLUSION
BOOKS ARE THE FIRST!!
 HISTORY OF BOOKS
As a physical object, a book is a stack of usually rectangular pages (made
of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) oriented with one edge tied, sewn,
or otherwise fixed together and then bound to the flexible spine of a
protective cover of heavier, relatively inflexible material.[1] The technical
term for this physical arrangement is codex (in the plural, codices). In the
history of hand-held physical supports for extended written compositions
or records, the codex replaces its immediate predecessor, the scroll. A
single sheet in a codex is a leaf, and each side of a leaf is a page.

As an intellectual object, a book is prototypically a composition of such

great length that it takes a considerable investment of time to compose and
a still considerable, though not so extensive, investment of time to read.
This sense of book has a restricted and an unrestricted sense. In the
restricted sense, a book is a self-sufficient section or part of a longer
composition, a usage that reflects the fact that, in antiquity, long works had
to be written on several scrolls, and each scroll had to be identified by the
book it contained. So, for instance, each part of Aristotle's Physics is called
a book. In the unrestricted sense, a book is the compositional whole of
which such sections, whether called books or chapters or parts, are parts.

The intellectual content in a physical book need not be a composition, nor

even be called a book. Books can consist only of drawings, engravings, or
photographs, or such things as crossword puzzles or cut-out dolls. In a
physical book, the pages can be left blank or can feature an abstract set of
lines as support for on-going entries, i.e., an account book, an appointment
book, a log book, an autograph book, a notebook, a diary or day book, or a
sketchbook. Some physical books are made with pages thick and sturdy
enough to support other physical objects, like a scrapbook or photograph
album. Books may be distributed in electronic form as e-books and other
formats.
 WHY BOOKS ARE BETTER THAN INTERNET?
In today’s modern world, technology has a great influence on our life and time.
Back in the early 19th century, when electronic devices had not been invented, the population
could only use printed word such as books, posters, newspapers or magazines, to gather
information. Later, in the mid-20th century, the use of computers, televisions and radios helped
people to know about the incidents happening all around the world, more easily. Now, in the
21st century, the creation of internet and other devices to access it has helped us to attain
gigabytes of information, just with the click of our mouse. The internet has made it possible
for us to acquire answers for almost all of the questions that we ask, and has alleviated the
access to information to almost every topic imaginable.

Firstly, internet helps to save time and effort. All you need to do is type in your question and
click SEARCH. It can give an answer to almost every question type in, and it is usually very
quick, speedy and fast. On the other hand, using books or other printed texts can waste time,
as you need to find the appropriate book and then search for the information you need from it.
For example, while searching for a book in the library, you waste time trying to reach there,
and even more time trying to find the book you need. Despite this, time is also lost when you
try to find the information that is useful to you from the book. Whereas the internet acts as a
filter that sieves out all the data you need, in a span of seconds. However, it can be argued that
using electronic devices can cause distractions and disturbances. Using the internet can divert
your attention to some other unrelated site and will cause you to waste time. For instance, you
may login to Facebook or twitter, or check your mail instead of researching and using the time
well. On the contrary, you cannot be easily distracted in a library where silence is preferred,
and is filled with people who want to work. But if the internet is used properly, and if the person
has a self-control over himself the internet has more advantages comparing to printed texts. So,
in short internet can be a time-saver only if used wisely.

Alternatively, the internet can sometimes provide us with unreliable information. It is like a
blank page in which people are allowed to post whatever they want, and sometimes even the
wrong information. As exemplified by blogs, in which anyone can post their opinions and
views on a topic, the internet can be a source of unreliable and inaccurate information as it
contains the judgement of different individuals and not the actual facts. On the contrary, printed
texts can be a great source of reliable information. Books are written by experienced authors
who have researched well about the topic themselves before publishing it. A library can assure
you that the book in your hand is dependable and trustworthy. In spite of being unreliable,
internet can provide us with up-to-date data. It offers information on the most recent discoveries
and inventions, the latest cars or other products and about the contemporary incidents and
happenings all around the world. However, once a book is published, any recent findings
cannot be added to it. There are always new developments in the field of health, science,
technology and politics that the library simply cannot keep up with. Therefore, the internet can
provide us with the latest news about our modern-day developments and can be dependable
only if used properly by checking the sources of a particular website.

Thirdly, glaring at a screen for a long period of time can cause various eye and back problems.
Computer vision syndromes like eye strain and cataracts are caused by glaring at the computer
screen for prolonged periods. Millions develop a condition called ‘dry eye’, resulting in gritty,
itchy, inflamed eyes, due to staring at the screen for hours. The light from computer screens
can cause drastic problems to your eyes, and sometimes even partial blindness. Unlike
computer screens, books can be very easy to read as they are just words printed on paper.
However, there are many solutions to prevent the damage caused to eyes by computer screens.
Screen filters can be bought to reduce the amount of light radiation hitting our eyes. There are
also many software that can transfer the information audibly or with the help of videos, and do
not require data to be read. Regular breaks, and turning away from the screen constantly can
also help in avoiding eye and back problems. Usually, there is an option to zoom in, which
enables people to read easily. Unlike computers, books cannot be zoomed in, when the letters
are too small to be visible, causing eye problems as well. So, the problems caused by glaring
at computer screens or reading the small printed texts in books, can be reduced by taking
regular breaks and exercises, as anything in excess is not good for our health.

Moreover, a lot of paper is wasted in the creation of books and magazines. Deforestation, being
one of the greatest threats that humans are facing today, is increased by the production of paper
in books. A few sheets of paper could be worth one tree. Hence the number of trees is reducing
day by day. Obviously, trees are vital for our living as they are the natural producers of food.
Deforestation not only causes scarcity of food and other resources, but also results in the rise
of the earth’s temperature, causing global warming. In contrast to books, modern technology
like mobile phones, computers or tablets does not harm the environment to a very great extent.
In the case of computers, the energy used is electricity, which is renewable and can be created
again and again. The internet is a huge database, and more information can be adjoined into it,
very easily. However, books are created from sheets of paper, and if the number of books
increase, then the level of deforestation can increase correspondingly. To reduce the destruction
of the earth’s forests by deforestation, paper should be recycled and not wasted. Instead it is
much easier to use the help of modern technology that functions with the help of renewable
energy, which does not have a great impact on nature. In conclusion, modern technology has
many positive uses; it has made the world a smaller place by allowing us to contact individuals
all around the world, many electronic devices are very cheap making it affordable to all and
has also allowed people to find out about the news and incidents happening all around the
world. But every good has some bad, and the extensive use of technology can be harmful to
our health. I strongly believe that modern technology has been very helpful and useful to the
human population. It has eased our access to information in very sustainable manner, and has
connected the world together.

In today's world more and more people use the Internet. Some of them think that books are
obsolete and every information you need is on the Internet.
First of all, the Internet is more comprehensive source of the knowledge. There are billions of
subjects about everything. Everybody can find some information for him. The main advantage
of this is that you don't have to use table of contents and go through whole book.
Secondly, all the books you need are online. There are existing eBooks and Audio books, which
can replace traditional books. For instance, you mustn't go to a library and check it out, you
can just download it at home. As a result, it's quicker and more comfortable.
Moreover, the Internet is multimedia. In a book is only a black text on a white paper, while in
the Internet are many animations and pictures, which can help you to remember.
REASONS WHY BOOKS BETTER THAN INTERNET.

Books have been proved more reliable but the internet is conventional. You actually know
that the source in books is legitimate than that on the internet. The internet has so much
information, anything can be posted at any time and you have no idea whether it is honest, true,
or false. The Internet itself came from books. You can learn why are books important. The
internet has understood the power of books, which nowadays digital books are being sold on
the internet, there are many web pages and app which sells Books, printed, digital, in all format.
Books are the storehouse of single-topic information, it is comprehensive, specific and
complete, all the information which is needed stores within, books don’t confuse us, it never
waste our brain energy to decide where to go next, the forward flip of each page makes that
decision for us, reserving all our energy for learning.

Reading makes us feel intelligent and enlivened, Reading is more comfortable and more
imaginative, When we read a book we get into it, our brain starts functioning, our imagination
get wings, Imagination has the power to make you what you always desire, I am not saying
that the internet has no value or it is not useful, Internet is too valuable and useful, we can get
information from the internet too, we can get information, knowledge both ways, but it is on
us on which information and knowledge we should rely more, the internet shows many options
related to the same topic, but book is based on single-topic and book usually has all knowledge,
information related to your interest within it, so at the end it is your choice and decision either
to rely on internet or to compare both information, knowledge, and wisdom and then come to
a conclusion. Read this to learn how to enjoy reading books.
Top 5 Reasons Why Books are better than internet

1) Single-topic information

The Internet can bring you back with 100,000 Answers, But Reading a Book can bring you
back the right one, as I said above books are single-topic information, you will get all
information and knowledge related to your question within it.

2) Books are relaxing: Yes, Books are more relaxing, it reduces depression, it reduces stress
anxiety, it takes you to the imaginative world, it puts your mind and body at ease, losing
yourself in a great story can be the perfect remedy for stress.
3) Lifelong principles

As I said Above, Books are a slow process because it allows their users and readers to
internalize, respond, react and transform, The lifelong principles mentioned in a book,
motivates readers, gives them new path and new perspective, makes them see the world in a
more positive way, make them see the world with different perspective altogether, make them
understand the actual happiness and reality of life, make them more responsible.

4) Brings positivity

Books spread motivation and positivity amongst its readers, it shares knowledge which allows
the reader to see the world in a new way, it reduces mental pressure by giving a solution to
their problems, books usually don’t have untrue facts, logic or information, books go through
thorough checking before it gets published, the internet has the possibility of fake facts, Internet
distract users by pop-ups and links, and the internet has many pages which share adultery
videos, which usually distract users attention and focus, but that’s not the case with books,
books are single-based topic, they don’t have pop-ups and don’t share things which aren’t
required.

5) Mentor talks

Through books we learn from mentors, we learn from people who had faced the same problem
which we are facing right now, in books mentor share solutions, their wisdom, their knowledge
and how they dealt with the problems, books are solution giver.
 INTERNET
 Internet can't be accessed without
electricity (or some form of
energy) and need to pay a fee to
access (mostly)
 Easy to handle e-books as they
don't occupy a lot of space
 It is possible to understand better
with e-books as we can search for
meanings, history, related
content, etc
 Navigation, bookmarks,
highlighting text that you didn't
get make e-books very friendly
 Internet is vast, so you may tend
to get distracted by ads, controls,
etc
 Reading e-books will strain your
eyes and will cause many eye and
posture related problems
 e-books cost less compared to
physical books
BOOKS
 Can be used without electricity
 Your eyes will not get strained by
reading more and more
 You can feel and smell book pages
(which will take us back to
childhood memories of smelling
pages)
 There will be no distractions like
advertising, controls, etc
 Personally, I am more focused while
reading books as I don't tend to
search for something and that will
lead to something else
 Let's face it, we were not introduced
to education with monitors, internet,
etc rather we were to told read and
respect books (at least in India)
 Books need to be maintained
properly otherwise it will get torn,
rusted, stolen, etc
  Most importantly you are saving  Books occupy more space
(indirectly) trees by using e- compared to electronic books
books (but not saving electricity -  Books costs more for obvious
a trade-off) reasons

EVOLUTION OF INETRNET

The Internet (portmanteau of interconnected network) is the global system of

interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices
worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and
government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless,
and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources
and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide
Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing.

The origins of the Internet date back to research commissioned by the federal government of
the United States in the 1960s to build robust, fault-tolerant communication with computer
networks.[1] The primary precursor network, the ARPANET, initially served as a backbone for
interconnection of regional academic and military networks in the 1980s. The funding of
the National Science Foundation Network as a new backbone in the 1980s, as well as private
funding for other commercial extensions, led to worldwide participation in the development of
new networking technologies, and the merger of many networks.[2] The linking of commercial
networks and enterprises by the early 1990s marked the beginning of the transition to the
modern Internet,[3] and generated a sustained exponential growth as generations of
institutional, personal, and mobile computers were connected to the network. Although the
Internet was widely used by academia since the 1980s, commercialization incorporated its
services and technologies into virtually every aspect of modern life.

Most traditional communication media, including telephony, radio, television, paper mail and
newspapers are reshaped, redefined, or even bypassed by the Internet, giving birth to new
services such as email, Internet telephony, Internet television, online music, digital
newspapers, and video streaming websites. Newspaper, book, and other print publishing are
adapting to website technology, or are reshaped into blogging, web feeds and online news
aggregators. The Internet has enabled and accelerated new forms of personal interactions
through instant messaging, Internet forums, and social networking. Online shopping has
grown exponentially both for major retailers and small businesses and entrepreneurs, as it
enables firms to extend their "brick and mortar" presence to serve a larger market or even sell
goods and services entirely online. Business-to-business and financial services on the Internet
affect supply chains across entire industries.

The Internet has no single centralized governance in either technological implementation or

policies for access and usage; each constituent network sets its own policies.[4] The
overreaching definitions of the two principal name spaces in the Internet, the Internet Protocol
address (IP address) space and the Domain Name System (DNS), are directed by a maintainer
organization, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The
technical underpinning and standardization of the core protocols is an activity of the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF), a non-profit organization of loosely affiliated international
participants that anyone may associate with by contributing technical expertise.[5] In November
2006, the Internet was included on USA Today's list of New Seven Wonders.

E-BOOKS

An electronic book, also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available
in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of
computers or other electronic devices.[1] Although sometimes defined as "an electronic version
of a printed book",[2] some e-books exist without a printed equivalent. E-books can be read on
dedicated e-reader devices, but also on any computer device that features a controllable
viewing screen, including desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones.

In the 2000s, there was a trend of print and e-book sales moving to the Internet,[citation
needed]
where readers buy traditional paper books and e-books on websites using e-
commerce systems. With print books, readers are increasingly browsing through images of the
covers of books on publisher or bookstore websites and selecting and ordering titles online; the
paper books are then delivered to the reader by mail or another delivery service. With e-books,
users can browse through titles online, and then when they select and order titles, the e-book
can be sent to them online or the user can download the e-book. By the early 2010s, e-books
had begun to overtake hardcover by overall publication figures in the U.S.[4]

The main reasons for people buying e-books are possibly lower prices, increased comfort (as
they can buy from home or on the go with mobile devices) and a larger selection of
titles.[5] With e-books, "[e]electronic bookmarks make referencing easier, and e-book readers
may allow the user to annotate pages." [6] "Although fiction and non-fiction books come in e-
book formats, technical material is especially suited for e-book delivery because it can be
[electronically] searched" for keywords. In addition, for programming books, code examples
can be copied.[6] The amount of e-book reading is increasing in the U.S.; by 2014, 28% of
adults had read an e-book, compared to 23% in 2013. This is increasing, because by 2014 50%
of American adults had an e-reader or a tablet, compared to 30% owning such devices in 2013.

In the space that a comparably sized physical book takes up, an e-reader can contain thousands
of e-books, limited only by its memory capacity. Depending on the device, an e-book may be
readable in low light or even total darkness. Many e-readers have a built-in light source, can
enlarge or change fonts, use text-to-speech software to read the text aloud for visually
impaired, elderly or dyslexic people or just for convenience.[165] Additionally, e-readers allow
readers to look up words or find more information about the topic immediately using an online
dictionary.[166][167][168] Amazon reports that 85% of its e-book readers look up a word while
reading.[169]

Printed books use three times more raw materials and 78 times more water to produce when
compared to e-books.[170] While an e-reader costs more than most individual books, e-books
may have a lower cost than paper books’-books may be printed for less than the price of
traditional books using on-demand book printers.[172] Moreover, numerous e-books are
available online free of charge on sites such as Project Gutenberg.[173] For example, all books
printed before 1923 are in the public domain in the United States, which enables websites to
host eBook versions of such titles for free.[174]

Depending on possible digital rights management, e-books (unlike physical books) can be
backed up and recovered in the case of loss or damage to the device on which they are stored,
a new copy can be downloaded without incurring an additional cost from the distributor, as
well as being able to synchronize the reading location, highlights and bookmarks across several
devices.
 REASONS WHY INTERNET IS BETTER THAN BOOKS

1. Searchability
I have not counted the volumes in my library, but I suspect I have about 1,000 books lining the
walls around me (and I keep it around that level, throwing out one book for every new book I
add). That is 1,000 books full of information, but information that can only be accessed by
physically picking up the book and looking through its pages. To search those 1,000 books
would require picking up each one of them and looking for an index, hoping that the word I
am searching for is appropriately indexed within. Minor words, unimportant words, would not
appear at all. If I want to remember the content of these books, I need to rely on memory and
allow it to guide me to a book and then memory or some kind of an index to lead me to a
chapter and a page. It’s all quite inconvenient and old fashioned.

Where e-books maintain one great advantage is in their searchability. Though not all e-reading
programs or devices support it, in theory at least, I should be able to perform a search and
quickly find a word or term within my entire library. When I use Logos to access commentaries,
I find the results very different from accessing those same commentaries in their printed
versions; the results are faster and the results are more complete.

E-books allow me to search my entire library with a depth and convenience that cannot be
matched by printed books. They also allow me to search within a particular book very quickly
and easily and, again, at great depth. In both cases this can be very, very useful and is a feature
printed books simply cannot match.

Of course, for this feature to reach its potential, we will need search technology to continue to
improve and, on an even more basic level, we will need more programs to allow us to perform
searches across an entire e-book library. Such functionality is a given; it is not a question
of if but when.

2. Portability

The 1,000 books I have in my library take up a lot of space and weigh hundreds of pounds. I
shudder to think about moving some day and having to take those books from their shelves and
placing them in boxes, hauling them down a flight of stairs and into a truck (and then back
again on the other end). With the joy that comes through carrying a physical, tactile object like
a book comes the inconvenience of its size and weight. As many airport security folks can tell
you, I like to travel with a lot of books, but even if I pack my suitcase to its weight limit, I can
still bring only a very small part of my library.

On the other hand, a digital library is infinitely portable, taking up no physical space
whatsoever. I can take it with me wherever I want, those 1,000 volumes each accessible on my
iPhone or any other device.

3. Versatility

My electronic library travels with me, in full, wherever I go (or wherever I have an Internet
connection, at least) but it is also accessible across many different media. On my Kindle, iPad,
iPod, iPhone, PC or Mac I can access every e-book I’ve purchased from Amazon and can
access the notes and highlights I’ve made for each. When I go away for a week’s vacation, I
do not need to choose five or six books to take with me, hoping that they are the right ones or
the best ones; I can take my entire library and know that the book will be available to me. In
this way e-books offer a great deal of versatility. I can even convert some of them to audio
books by allowing Kindle’s reading app to read them aloud to me. I can increase font sizes
when the light is dim or move from a backlit screen to an e-ink screen when my eyes are tired.

4. Preservation

Last year I flew to a conference on the other side of the continent and, before I left, I purchased
a great new book. I had read three quarters of that book by the end of the flight and was enjoying
it a lot. I was rather distressed to find that I had inadvertently left it on the plane, stuffed in the
pocket ahead of me. Because I wanted to finish the book, I went to a local bookstore to buy a
second copy. Had I purchased the e-book instead of the physical book, I would not have had to
do this; I could not have lost it at all since something that takes up no space cannot truly be
lost! Of course, I could have left my entire device on the plane, a far bigger disaster, but let’s
not go there. The fact is that I cannot lose or misplace an e-book. If I can no longer find the
file, I can simply download it again. It’s never gone, never lost.

And that’s not all. I will never drop an e-book in the bathtub and will never find that my dog
has eaten it or my daughter has spilled a glass of milk on it. It won’t tear or bend or fall out of
its binding. My house can burn down and my library will be undamaged. It will be as fresh ten
years from now as it is today. The notes I take will be preserved on my device and in the cloud,
forever accessible should I want to retrace my steps and recall what I loved and hated about
the book.

5. Cost

Because e-books take up no space in warehouses and require no shipping, because they have
no physical presence and require no raw materials, they can be sold (and are sold) at much
lower costs than printed books. A person who buys the new Kindle at $139 and switches from
books to e-books will very quickly repay his investment. This will take longer with a “deluxe”
device like the iPad, but even then a person who purchases a lot of books will be able to justify
the hardware investment by looking at the savings that will come in purchasing books. All-in-
all e-books allow us to own more books for less money. Book lovers find that difficult to resist.

Convenience

If we were to summarize these five benefits of e-books in a single word, I think the best word
would be convenience. E-books offer a level of convenience that allows us to search the

m easily, to take a lot of them with us wherever we go, to keep them safe and to buy more of
them for less. What e-books offer is not revolutionary, but evolutionary. They haven’t given
us something entirely new–they’ve given us something that tries to do books even better.

I want to say a little bit more about all of this, but I am not going to do that today. Stay tuned
tomorrow or Friday and I will tell you why I remain concerned about e-books despite their
obvious conveniences.
 CONCLUSION

Conclusion - Books Vs Internet. In Conclusion, books are better in providing

reliable and useful information if you are doing a research or project. That is the reason
why books will never die out even when the internet can provide so much information for users
all over the world.