In chapter 5 “A Medium of the Most General Nature,” the author illustrates the recent phenomena that the time of reading print materials for people to spend is decreasing as Net use grows. People are devoting less time to read the print texts (Carr 87). More people turn to reading online to obtain the instant information or academic knowledge. It seems like a popular lifestyle in people’s life to reading online instead of reading the printed material.
As a result, in order to keep up with the changing of reading modes, there are some medium are invented for people to read in digital conveniently. For example, people will use the Kindle, iPad, and reading apps on the computers to read books instead of reading papers. In addition, not only people read the digital books or magazines, but they also browse the information which relates to their life. For example, people checks their messages and email everyday by their cell phone. Also, people download some SNS apps like Facebook and Twitter to expand their social connection. They
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They can download various books in their portable digital devices than take one massive print book in their bags. Additionally, reading digital have a higher privacy for people who do not like to share their books in public. Therefore, some people think digital reading satisfies their personal demand of reading. The undergraduates sometimes prefer buying textbooks as e-books rather than printed books because they find that e-books sometimes have a lower price compared by the new printed textbooks. Therefore, many undergraduates buy the e-books for their class in order to save