In chapter 5 “A Medium of the Most General Nature,” the author illustrates the recent phenomena that the time of reading print materials for people to spend is decreasing as Net use grows. People are devoting less time to read the print texts (Carr 87). More people turn to reading online to obtain the instant information or academic knowledge. It seems like a popular lifestyle in people’s life to reading online instead of reading the printed material.
As a result, in order to keep up with the changing of reading modes, there are some medium are invented for people to read in digital conveniently. For example, people will use the Kindle, iPad, and reading apps on the computers to read books instead of reading papers. In addition, not only people read the digital books or magazines, but they also browse the information which relates to their life. For example, people checks their messages and email everyday by their cell phone. Also, people download some SNS apps like Facebook and Twitter to expand their social connection. They
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They can download various books in their portable digital devices than take one massive print book in their bags. Additionally, reading digital have a higher privacy for people who do not like to share their books in public. Therefore, some people think digital reading satisfies their personal demand of reading. The undergraduates sometimes prefer buying textbooks as e-books rather than printed books because they find that e-books sometimes have a lower price compared by the new printed textbooks. Therefore, many undergraduates buy the e-books for their class in order to save
He now spends more time online doing research or looking for entertainment. The vast expanse of information found on the internet comes at the expense of the author’s “capacity for concentration and contemplation” (315). After talking to others, Carr found that they also attribute their decrease in concentration to the internet. The author includes studies on internet habits that indicate that people do indeed jump from page to page, never really reading deeply into the content. Carr summarizes the findings of experts that demonstrate that the internet promotes a type of reading that does not
The author utilize people and data to support the drop-off in reading among teens because of technology. Ludden bring in two teenagers to say why they don’t read. The author provides a parent to show the impact of technology on a 10 year-old. In the article it talks about social media “10 year old...less reading..more attached to digital media platform.” (Ludden.1) and “many distraction on the internet.”
Because, nowadays, e-readers are developed enough, her article could play an important role in making e-readers a significant tool for education. Moreover, the author is motivated to write the article as the number of the articles which discuss the impact of e-reader on reading practice of children is low. In addition to choosing the right time, Larson shows credibility in her article because of her experience as an instructor in the field of learning technologies. Furthermore, the case study, which is done by the author, makes the information believable. Also, the author is fair and respectful by not attacking people who read printed books to show the pros of e-reader.
Now they have a large source of books stored in one handheld device. The e-reader incorporated technology with literature, and caused a resurgence in book readers. This, itself, shows that an e-reader would be a great technological and intellectual artifact for the
Everyone knows that reading is important, but have you ever asked yourself why is that so? Reading is one of the most beneficial and practical activities that a human being can do. Unfortunately it is a disappointment that people these days read less. As we know, books were the main source of entertainment centuries ago, but with the widespread of technological advances such as the cinema, television, internet, among others, many people left their books on the bookshelf. The purpose of this speech is to present the benefits and the importance of reading.