New electronic devices and programs, such as Twitter, Facebook or the newest iPhone, are often associated with younger generations. When it comes to reading, however, children and teenagers don't always immediately turn to Nook or Kindle, devices designed for digital reading and which allow the purchase of electronic books, more commonly called ebooks. Printed books prove to be more beneficial than digital books as they allow you to retain and understand the material better and cause less eye strain. Initially you may not perceive the differences between these two forms of reading, but once carefully examined several advantages and risks emerge, some capable of causing physical harm, even if without your knowledge. Printed books offer the advantage of allowing you to remember the material better. A common annoyance occurs when you read a passage, recognize that you have no memory of the previously read information, and then reread this passage. This discomfort resulting from a lack of concentration and ability to adequately retain information occurs most often when reading digital books. Why encounter such an aggravation when it can be avoided? Several scientists have shown that the brain interprets printed words differently than those displayed on a digital screen. Nicholas Carr, a technology writer, agrees with other researchers that the brain interprets written words and letters as physical objects. This physical aspect of words creates a greater and more solid impact on the mind, in contrast to the encrypted effect that digital words leave. This lesser physical presence also pushes our eyes to scroll through the pages of digital books, without fully grasping the individual words to recompose them together in a gre...... medium of paper ...... sucked into this current of inventions and progressions. While these changes are not entirely bad, traditional items such as printed books have yet to be incorporated to form a further developed and complete society, as such items possess the ability to add benefits not acquired through technological products. Works Cited1. Bilton, Nick. "The charm of the printed book." The New York Times. The New York Times Mag., December 2, 2013. Web. February 9, 2014.2. "Eye strain." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation, 19 September 2012. Web. 10 February 2014.3. Fenlon, Wesley. “Paper books offer better reading comprehension than e-books.” Tested. Tested, September 6, 2013. Web. February 9, 2014.4. Jeong, Hanho. “A comparison of the influence of electronic books and paper books on reading comprehension, eye strain, and perception.” Emerald Intuition. Emerald Insight, December 2010. Web. 10 February 2014.