Students primarily purchase their textbooks from college campus stores. After they are finished with the books, they generally trade them in to receive credit from the campus store for the next semester’s textbooks.

This has been the tradition for many years, but a new threat has risen: the e-Book, which is a text- and image-based publication in digital form and readable on computers or other digital devices.

Students are now faced with the choice of old traditional textbooks or the new digital books.

You may ask, “Which are better?”

A textbook is portable; it can be taken anywhere and read at any time.

For example, if you are on a subway or a bus it can effortlessly be used. Since a textbook is not electronic you never have to worry about the battery running low.

If you misplace a textbook you don’t have to worry about it getting stolen most of the time.

There are no technical issues with textbooks. They are simple to use and hassle free. You can write notes and highlight important sections right on the pages and not worry about viruses or other technical problems that can erase your work.

If you drop an e-Book it can freeze up and get damaged, but a textbook won’t.

With textbooks there are no distractions. If you sit down and read the text there is no temptation of opening an Internet tab and signing on to Facebook.

So which is the better choice? The textbook of course, its reliable ways can make the hectic life of a college student go a little more smoothly.