Упр.2 Юнит 2 Step 9 ГДЗ Rainbow English 9 класс

1. They Have Become a Fact of Everybody’s Life
2. Why Some People Don’t Like Them
3. Why Some Readers Choose Them
4. The Future Belongs to Them
5. A New Electronic Invention

E-books

1. Electronic books, or e-books, are described in the Oxford Dictionary of English as printed books in electronic form, but in fact e-books can be born digital, so they may not have a printed equivalent. E-books are usually read on e-book readers, personal computers and many mobile phones.

2. Early e-books were generally used by limited audience interested in special subjects. However, nowadays e-books are becoming very popular with the general public. You can see more and more people reading e-books on public transport. Electronic textbooks are finding their way to classrooms, some libraries have begun giving out e-books to their readers. You can even buy e-books online.

3. The advantages of e-books are clear. They don’t take as much space as printed books and your e-book collection won’t take up a lot of room and weight. An e-book may be readable in low light or even in darkness. Many new e-book readers read the text aloud to you, which may be important to people who can’t see well. Though an e-book reader is much more expensive than a paper book, the electronic texts are a lot cheaper. In fact, a great share of e-books online can be used free. The production of e-books doesn’t need paper so they are more ecologically friendly.

4. At the same time using e-books may have some disadvantages. While printed books are readable for many years, e-books may need to be copied or adapted to new standards. Paper books can be bought for a present and some people may prefer to have a library of paper books at home because they like the look and feel of them. An author who publishes a book often puts more into the work than just the words on the pages. Books with large pictures, for example children’s books, look much better on paper. A printed book will never turn off or lose the data, its shelf life is much longer than the life of an e-book reader. As with any piece of technology, the reader must be protected from cold and hot temperatures, water etc. What kind of books — printed or electronic — will you choose for yourself and why?