Books or No Books
Book Money
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More Media
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There are a few thoughts in this. Books are cheaper than electronics used to download the books and not all media books are free. Library's provide books for free use for a certain time, I am unsure if they provide that service for electronic books. Once you purchase a certain amount of paper books it can be as expensive as one tablet....but again that depends on if the media through the tablet really IS free. All in all I would say book money is more important. Side: Book Money
Books are cheaper than electronics used to download the books It depends how much you download. There's probably not as much difference as you think. For example, someone usually uploads the New York Times bestseller list every month, which I think is ten factual books and ten fiction. If we say 20 dollars per book, then that's 400 dollars worth of books in a single download. I download through a laptop which was 400 British pounds, and read through a phone which was 100. I used to read through my laptop but the hinges are broken so I can't move it. but again that depends on if the media through the tablet really IS free. Torrents are free. If you're looking for a specific book sometimes it can be hard to find, but once something gets uploaded it stays on the internet. Hence, the more time that passes, the more books will be available for free. I've never paid for a book online and I've got hundreds. Too many to read in a lifetime. All in all I would say book money is more important. I think you have to accept that the time of using paper is drawing to a close. One thing you haven't mentioned is the convenience of storing hundreds of books on a single device. The physical space it saves is enough to banish paper to the annals of history. Side: More Media
I think you have to accept that the time of using paper is drawing to a close. One thing you haven't mentioned is the convenience of storing hundreds of books on a single device. Yes, this is very true. While it's very convenient to take up less space, with books you aren't concerned too much of charging or losing a device that carries hundreds of stories. I do think it's very probable I'm biased to liking books more than tablets so I see the appeal of both. Side: Book Money
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A school district has decided to cut funding and stop buying physical resources for English classes across the board. The district argues that the resources could be found all online for free, therefore they are more accessible. They are only "more accessible" if you give every kid a computer and an internet connection. Is the school going to pay for that? If not, then it should just buy the textbooks. The school can't just presume every kid is going to have access to the internet. Maybe the kid lives somewhere that doesn't have proper cabling; maybe they can't afford a computer; maybe they just aren't interested in the internet and never bought one. Whatever the reason, if the school wants to argue that the material being on the internet makes it "more accessible", then as far as I'm concerned it needs to prove that by ensuring students have equal and unrestricted access to it. Side: More Media
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