The Impact of e-Books on the Printed Books: e-Books Popularity, Growth and Future

Abstract

This study aims to identify the preferences of the net generation readers in print and electronic media activities and to investigate the impact of e-books on the printed books, and try and see if printed books are being gradually replaced by electronic one. The survey method of research was applied to conduct the study and questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The stratified random sampling technique was employed for selection of participants. Comparing readers' preferences between reading a printed book and electronic media, it seems that e-book Growth is slowing, but still substantial, and the majority of book readers believe that e-books will become more popular than the printed books in the future.