Are the e-books part of the GenX? Yes , definitely. Are they trendy? Ye-es quite. Are they cheaper than Paper-books? Yes , they are. But are they better than a paper book? NO , definitely NOT.
This
is the era of the e-books where on the click of the button you get to read either a Charles Dickens classic or the latest Harry Potter book (and everything in between).
Yes , the e-book is cheaper , considering the fact that you do not need to hunt up the antique store for that copy of Guy De Maupassant nor do you have to buy that hell-expensive 600 odd rupees Harry Potter book , you get that too online.
To justify my statement and make it clear for all the HP Fans out there that they have wasted 600 rupees , there was a most interesting report of the pirated copy of the 6th HP Book , being circulated in the internet within six hours of its release! (Muhahahahaha...)
Now let me stop being wicked and come back to the point. The fact is , e-books dont cost you a pie , are readily available , have a variety and so on.
But with an e-book , you cannot even entertain the thought of reading in bed and any of the pleasures you derive from a paper book like stroking that cover page , tossing it up and so on...
I can go on like this. But ultimately whether it is an ebook or a paper book , a book lover will continue to be one