Print Books vs Ebooks: The Deadly Match

All those who have spent long evenings reading a book trying to understand the mysteries of its characters, have asked to themselves, "Wouldn't be better to continue reading this on a different format? Wouldn't be better to read on a device that allows me to do what a print copy cannot do? Here at Jessy's Bookends, we think in all of you and we'll try to provide a resolution to this dilemma with a battle.

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Meet the opponents:

In this corner with about 300 pages, dust cover with striking art and bookmark included, we have Paperback. He represents the paperback and hardcover community!

In the other corner we have with up to 1,400 pounds, weighing 6 ounces and adjustable text...6" screen WiFi Kindle. He is representing the entire community of devices that run kindle or other reading devices!

Rules: A situation will be presented at every turn. We will see what our opponents do, and what secret weapons they have. The winner will be the one showing more advantages.

Disclaimer: These events are hypothetical and this blogger has never taken part in any exact or similar experience. Similar situations in real life are purely coincidental.

Begin! Fight!

First round:
"A person, let's say me, arrives to a mysterious desert island for mysterious reasons similar to those of Lost"

Fight!

I start reading The Hunger Games (proper reading material to acquire the tools of survival that I don't have). I find a Kindle at the beach, near a crate. Spend an hour reading, while waiting for Sawyer to bring food. The Kindle battery runs out right at the scene of Katniss and Peeta with berries. I run like crazy because I would never know the end, never know what happened because the palm trees are good and produce coconuts, but can not provide electricity.
Winner: Team Paperback

Second round:
"A girl, say me, is invited to a party. She choose a spectacular dress and accompanies it with a pretty small clutch bag and it looks great. Upon arrival at the party, it is incredibly boring".

Fight!

I can not leave the place because by some twist of fate the literary gods decided to cover the place with a force field (this happened to me yesterday, but in the supermarket) I do not despair (you learn to control your nerves when dealing with gods by reading Percy Jackson) because even though my copy of City of Bones didn't fit on my bag, I can read my digital version of City of Bones on my phone. I get sad because Jace and Clary are siblings, not because I'm bored.
Winner: Team Kindle and Devices United

Third round:
"The zombie apocalypse is a menace we ponder everyday (as if... well at least the CDC does). Say, a heroine named Jess, just finalized the last details to get a group of people to safety".

Fight!

I finish the plan because I don't want them to become their neighbor's breakfast. Meanwhile,I want to read Dust to use the Kindle that several months ago we got when we went looking for materials at the local hardware store (it is always important to barricade doors and an additional shovel always comes handy), but there is no electricity and power plants do not work anymore . Luckily I recall the Dust hardcover I had borrowed from a friend (these days a zombie) and read and relax reading about zombies ...:)
Winner: Team Paperback


Fourth round:
"If Stephenie Meyer decides to launch Midnight Sun".

Fight! Yeah!

As soon as I hear, I run to buy it but upon arrival all copies have been sold (Plan B-I think of grabbing a copy from anyone and throw my money at the counter while smiling, but it would be cruel). If I buy it online I would have to wait. The anger takes over and just when operation Plan B is a go, I remember I can buy the ebook version and download it to my computer or having it on a Kindle in just minutes. I return the copy I snatched from the poor old lady. I smiled.
Winner: Team Kindle and Devices United

What does this match demonstrates? Both are good. The Kindle and the existing variety of devices on the market provide portability and immediate accessibility to hundreds of titles. The Print copy does not depend on an energy source.
Certainly, the paperback has an advantage. A print book is concrete, we can see it at our tables or in our bookcase, we can give it away with some nice words written on it and also, we can accompany it with the beautiful bookmark our daughter or son or significant other found for us .