A: What am I to do? I was going to buy a book online today, and I discovered that there is also an e-book version, and it is much less expensive. I’m conflicted.
B: What more is there to say? Get the e-book!
A: But I’m not used to reading e-books, and it makes highlighting the important parts difficult.
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B: E-books also have the ability to highlight, make notes and add bookmarks.
A: I’m still unsure about them. I don’t feel right using them. I like to be able to hold an actual object, and to flip through the pages and jump back and forth.
A: 怎麼辦,我今天上網路書店想買一本書,發現它也有電子書的版本耶,而且價錢便宜蠻多的,我好掙扎喔!
B: 那還用說,當然是買電子書啊!
A: 可是我覺得電子書我看不習慣欸,要劃重點也很不方便。
B: 電子書也有劃重點、做筆記和標書籤的功能啊!
A: 我還是覺得這有點太虛無飄渺、很沒安全感。我喜歡一個實體拿在手上,還可以前後快速翻頁瀏覽。
(Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times/台北時報林俐凱)
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