The frenzy over electronic media is becoming a hot topic for many reasons today. E-books, one of the newest electronic sources, are becoming more and more talked about in debates dealing with readings. Although e-books have their advantages, the disadvantages seem to overwhelm in many cases. I feel the Internet is very useful to get electronic articles, but they are easier to read if they are on paper.
             According to Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in "Click if You Dar: It's Cyberscript", the e-book was very appealing in its book-like size and shape (Lehmann-Haupt 1). Being able to just throw it in her purse and go struck Michelle V. Rafter in "E-Books May Become Mainstream through New Devices and Titles" in a positive way (Rafters 1).
             The use of controls with the e-book also seems to be very beneficial. Lehmann-Haupt goes on to say that turning pages with a touch of a button is easy. Shrinking or enlarging print and moving to any part of the book with a click helps in many cases (Lehmann-Haupt 1). According to James Bunnelle in "The E-Book: Future or Fad", SoftBook came out with a reader that used a stylus with a touch-sensitive screen. The advantages to this are being able to annotate text, highlight important passages, and scribble in the margins. Full-color panels appeal to the user and suit specific preferences (Bunnelle 1-2). I think this is helpful because notes and readings are kept together, inevitably providing togetherness. On the other hand though, it just takes longer to read the book if you have to take time to change everything. The opportunities allowed by e-books show up in a few areas. Rafter says that reading her e-book at night doesn't bother anyone. Also, she liked the fact that downloading a bunch of free classical books
             was money saving and convenient (Rafters 1). Bunnelle said that a test ran at North Carolina State University Libraries found e-book technol...