HOME / MISC / THE DISADVANTAGES OF A BOOK

 I DON'T LIKE BOOKS. I ALMOST GOT RID OF THEM ALL. WHY KEEP A BOOK, ONCE YOU HAVE READ IT AND DECIDED NOT TO READ AGAIN? AND HERE ARE SOME GOOD REASONS WHY I DO NOT LIKE BOOKS:

  • NO SEARCH FUNCTION
    (MISSING CTRL+F FUNCTION)
  • NO FONT SIZE CUSTOMIZATION
    (FONTS ALWAYS STAY THE SAME SIZE)
  • NO FONT TYPE CUSTOMIZATION
    (FONTS ALWAYS STAY THE SAME TYPE
  • NO FONT COLOR CUSTOMIZATION
  • (TRY TO CHANGE THE COLOR)
  • NO TEXT COPY & PASTE FUNCTION
    (MISSING CTRL+C AND CTRL+V)
  • NO INTEGRATED MARKING FUNCTION
    (YOU HAVE TO USE AN EXTRA DEVICE CALLED PEN TO UNDERLINE OR CIRCLE)
  • NO HIGHLIGHTING FUNCTION
    (YOU HAVE TO USE AN EXTRA DEVICE CALLED MARKER)
  • NO OCR COMMENTING POSSIBLE
    (YOU CAN NOT TYPE COMMENTS AND SEARCH YOUR WITHIN COMMENTS)
  • NO  COLOR CUSTOMIZATION
    (TRY TO TURN THE BACKGROUND COLOR IN BLACK)
  • NO SCROLLING FUNCTION
    (YOU HAVE TO TURN EVERY SINGLE PAGE MANUALLY)
  • LIMITED SCREEN
    (YOU WILL ONLY SEE ONE PAGE)
  • NEEDS A BIG STORAGE TO KEEP
    (WHERE DO YOU PUT A 1000 BOOKS?)
  • NO STANDARD INDEX
    (EVERY BOOK LOOKS DIFFERENT)
  • NO STANDARD GLOSSARY
    (TRY TO BUILD A STANDARD DIGITAL INDEX)
  • GRAPHICS MOSTLY BLACK&WHITE
    (COLOR PRINTING IS SO EXPENSIVE)
  • HEAVY WEIGHT
    (TRY TO TAKE 30 BOOKS TO YOUR NEXT VACATION)
  • HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT
    (TREES HAD TO BE KILLED FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT)
  • FLAMMABLE
    (A HOUSE WITH LOTS OF BOOKS WILL BURN FASTER)
  • SMELLY
    (OLD BOOKS CAN BE AWFUL)
  • VERY HIGH MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION COSTS
    (PRINTING AND PUBLISHING IS AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS)
  • VERY LIMITED SCREENSHOT FUNCTION
    (WITH AN EXTENSION OF A PHOTOCOPIER THERE IS ONLY "ONE COPY PER PAGE" POSSIBLE)
  • NOT ARRANGABLE
    (TRY TO PLACE A BOOK ON THE TABLE AND TRY TO TURN PAGES)
  • NO PLUGINS AVAILABLE
    (YOU CANNOT TRANSFER DATA IN OR OUT FROM A BOOK)
  • NO UPDATES AVAILABLE
    (YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE WHOLE LICENCE AGAIN, JUST TO GET CHANGES WITH A NEW EDITION)
  • NEVER FLAT
    (IT ALWAYS BENDS)
  • CHANGING COLORS AUTOMATICALLY
    (A BOOK WILL ALWAYS CHANGE ITS FORM AND COLOR AFTER A WHILE)
  • LOSING TINT
    (THE LETTERS WILL BRIGHTEN UP EVERY YEAR)
  • USES UP AFTER A WHILE
    (YOU CAN NOT MIGRATE THIS DEVICE EVER, IT WILL BE GONE SOME DAY)
  • DELETING DRAWINGS LEAVE TRAILS
    (TRY TO RUBBER YOUR WRITINGS WITHOUT DAMAGING THE BOOK)
  • NEXT PAGE PENETRATES THE CURRENT PAGE
    (YOU CAN NOT READ IF YOU HAVE SOME STRONG BACKGROUND LIGHT)
  • CANNOT COPY
    (YOU CAN NOT COPY THIS CULTURAL GOOD FOR A FRIEND)