Going paperless has its advantages – it is eco-friendly, keeps the amount of stuff you need to lug around to a minimum, and lets you keep all of your reading material in one place. E-readers have lots of supporters
The handy infographic below takes a look at the top reasons for choosing a physical, lo-fi, analogue, hard copy book over a digital option. 1,000 people were polled to find out their reasons. Are you a physical book loyalist, or are you in the e-book camp? Leave us a note in the comments and tell us why!
Physical Books vs. e-Readers
Why choose a physical book over a digital version?
- 65% report they like the feeling of a real book
- 61% feel physical books help them learn better – such as having the option to have physical post-its, highlighters, etc.
- 58% like being able to lend and borrow physical books
- 53% report they like the visual aspect, the covers, pictures, etc are better in physical form
- 45% report that they like physical books so they can re-sell them when they’re done with them
- 44% like collecting physical books
- 44% enjoy gifting physical books, because you can’t put a bow on a download, and gifting something digital feels impersonal
- 42% prefer shopping in bookstores compared with swiping and clicking online to buy digitally
- 11% can’t give up the way a physical book smells
- 9% report they want to ‘show off’ how smart they are/what they are reading
