Over the past couple of years, e-books, kindles, iPads, tablets, etc. have taken the market by storm. All of these forms of electronics have taken over the act of physically reading an actual book, but I am not worried. Personally, I feel that actual books will never “go out of style” because there will always be a particular group of people who actually enjoy reading a physical book versus reading from an electronic.

For example, I particularly like having a kindle. It is convenient and light weight and it can store multiple books at a time, which is a plus because once I have completed my book, I can instantly choose another book to read. On the contrary, one of my close friends actually prefer to have an actual book to read. She stated that reading from a kindle, computer screen, etc. bothers her eyes and that she would rather read the physical text.

It is amazing how quickly society caught onto the trend and how quickly many people converted over to tablets, etc., but it’s also very interesting how people actually prefer a book. When the kindle, nook, etc. was made, all of these electronics were made with the idea of convenience. The creators were thinking: “How can we make books more convenient?” I feel that books will always be present now and in the future and other forms of electronic reading will just be another option that people will have. There will always be a person who would want to read a physical, page-turning book.

-Vogue Pugh