We’ve talked a lot about how books and newspaper prints are kind of taking a back seat to digital versions. It’s interesting to me to see that there are a lot of people out there that still prefer the print version to the digital version. Personally, I like having the option of digital books and I use them regularly for my college courses, or even when I read for pleasure. In all honesty, I don’t read for pleasure very often, but the last few times I have purchased books it has been on a digital platform such as my kindle. However, the last time I actually finished a book from cover to cover it was the actual physical version, so there must be something to be said about actually having it in front of you to pick up, hold and put down when needed. In my most recent college courses I elected for digital versions of the course reading material and have preferred that over the physical copies. To me it seems interesting that in the day of technology that there are still quite a few folks out there that prefer the actual physical, in the flesh version of a book, newspaper, magazine or other types of print. More recently, a lot of newspapers and magazines that I grew up reading or using have switched to mostly virtual and even recommend that you subscribe on their website and use their digital option. To me, the digital option just seems a lot more convenient. I think about when I travel. It’s a lot easier to pack a tablet or mobile phone that has several different books or prints in digital form than it is to lug around multiple books, magazines, newspapers or other types of prints. In my honest opinion.

The funny thing is, I mentioned that I don’t often read for pleasure but use social media on a regular basis. So technically, if I am reading posts of my friends and looking at photos and videos I am doing a lot of reading for pleasure. I, like many others spend a large amount of time surfing the internet and using different social media platforms. With this also comes a share of issues, as it makes it a lot easier to have things at our fingertips. I have a hard time keeping my phone down and doing what I’m supposed to be doing. A lot of times, I don’t even have anything specific to look at, but just the fact I can pick it up, and click on my app and have all the information I need right in front of me, is what I like about it.