Technology has brought about advancement to a lot of activities in the world at large. It has brought about ease in the dissemination of information all over the world.

An example of advanced technology is the production of eBooks in place of paper books. Paper books are known to be used in the early days for writing down ideas, opinions, and information.

Even though a lot of people still read and write in paper books, it cannot be denied that the majority make use of eBooks because of so many reasons.

But,

What is an eBook?

An ebook is a collection of ideas in sequential order grouped as a material that can be retrieved through virtual means. An eBook also called the electronic book, gives room for easy accessibility such that you get any information anytime anywhere on your electronic device.

EBooks can be accessed through mobile devices such as laptops, smartphones, and desktop computers.

The ease in accessing eBooks has increased the rate at which people read, just as the saying goes that

Leaders are readers

The existence of eBooks can be said to have bred more leaders.

One key reason the production of eBooks has helped nowadays is accessibility. A lot of active readers have been able to access different books just because of their availability and accessibility. The production of eBooks has great advantages.

EBooks can be said to have a lot of advantages over paper books nowadays, but what are these advantages?

• It can be accessed anywhere: EBooks are soft copies that can be accessed over the internet or downloaded into your local device and be accessed anytime anywhere unlike paper books that might not be accessed anywhere.

• EBooks don’t have weight like paper books: Paper books come in different sizes; there are some books that cannot be carried about because of how heavy their sizes are. This gives eBooks an edge to be better than a paper book.

• EBooks don’t eat up space, unlike paper books: An eBook can easily be stored on your electronic device no matter the size, unlike the paper book that takes up spaces which can be annoying.

• You can easily access eBooks if you lost them: A paper book when misplaced or mistakenly burnt in a fire can never be retrieved back unlike an eBook that can easily be re-downloaded from the internet or gotten from a friend that has the same book. This gives us more reason eBooks are preferred nowadays.

• Cost of production: The cost of production of a paper book is very high, this alone discourages a lot of writers from writing books, unlike the eBook that can be typed and published on the internet easily without the high cost of production.

• Multiple readers or users: An eBook can be sent to multiple readers to access it, unlike the paper book that has to be given in turns which might cause a kind of delay or riot. An eBook gives space for accessibility among a lot of users at the same time.

But,

Why shouldn’t we pay for eBooks after all?

As sweet as the production and the use of eBooks is, there are a lot of reasons attached to not paying for eBooks before you get them. There are some things you really need to look out for before making your purchase.

Most times you don’t have to buy eBooks directly because it was attached with a compulsory payment. There should be strong reasons for purchasing an eBook

But,

What are the reasons for not paying for eBooks?

• Outsourcing of information: If you can get the information somewhere else, you definitely don’t need to pay for an eBook as it will be a sort of cash loss on your side.

A lot of information can easily be accessed online. The Internet has been a great tool for outsourcing information you need.

• Illegal source: The information in the eBook you want to buy might not be from a trusted source.

Most of this information is taken from unknown sources, sources that don’t tell the truth but spread false information, reading eBooks like that actually misleads you in a strange way.

You wouldn’t want to be fed with the wrong information, would you? This and more is one of the reasons you shouldn’t pay for an eBook.

• False content: The content in the eBook might not be true in the exact way it is. Most times information in an eBook is not always right. It is advisable to always verify the information you get before concluding that it is real.

• Value not equivalent to the payment fee: This is an important reason you shouldn’t pay for eBooks. The value offered might not be worth the money you want to pay.

Most times the information might not be adequately supplied as expected of the book. It could also be a reduction in what was expected from the book.

This causes disappointment and loss on your side and can be annoying sometimes.

• Copyright issues: Copyrighting information is a bad way of coming up with sellable contents. Some of these eBooks were not written by their real authors but copied.

Most times they are copied word for word and then branded in a different way. This does not give room for creativity. This is one of the reasons you shouldn’t pay for an eBook.

• Illegal channel of payment: If the mode of payment is not clean, you shouldn’t pay for the eBook, lest you get scammed. You wouldn’t want to lose your money.

If you will pay for an eBook at all, always make sure the mode of payment is clear and trustworthy. Verify if where you are paying to is legit and also be sure of why you are paying for it.

• Inconvenient mode of payment: I will not pay for an eBook if the supplier is not doing all it takes to make my purchase straightforward and easy for me.

• Piracy issues: Some premium-tagged eBooks are sometimes cracked and resold. This is also a big reason you shouldn’t pay for an eBook because you aren’t getting the original version of the book but the cracked ones.

There are so many disadvantages to buying pirated eBooks. One of them is not getting to upgrade your eBooks when necessary especially if it is software.

As the cracker would have sealed it from getting updated. That’s no fun, right?

• Lack of preview for the eBook: I will not pay for an eBook if there’s no preview for it. I need to know what I am purchasing at least; I need to know the worth of what I want to buy with my money.

  So if there’s no space for preview, a taste of what is offered you shouldn’t pay for the eBook at all.

• Unorganized packaging and distribution of the eBooks: If the eBook you want to pay for is not well designed and organized, then you shouldn’t pay for it.

A good eBook should be properly branded, packaged or organized, to at least call the attention of its readers. If the mode of distribution orderly, you shouldn’t pay for the eBook, to avoid loss on your side.

• Low expectations from the author: It’s necessary to make research on the author of the eBook before paying for it. This is to avoid regrets after making the purchase.

Some authors claim to make premium eBooks but what they have in the eBook is not in line with your expectations at all. This results in a big-time disappointment.

To avoid that you need to research well on the author’s profile to know if he is capable and worthy of purchasing his eBooks.

There you go! Those are the reasons you should not pay for eBooks.