Today I was confused. I had no idea what kind of post I was going to write. I just new that I was in the mood to right one. For some reason I felt like I was neglecting my blog for the past few days, I had a spike in the amount of views I got one day *flails* and then I got a VERY small amount the next couple days, that is not okay. One of my resolutions was to try and balance out my views. So I decided today I was going to write a new post. Then I realized that I had no idea what to write about. My tiny brain went into overdrive. I just NEEDED a something to post. Plus I wanted to join the January Discussion Challenge (which you should check out!)Then my slightly singed brain came up with the wonderful idea to write about books. Wow, how original. But no. What my brain thought up of was to literally talk about books. Books themselves. Well specifically eBooks vs. regular books. 

So today marks the day of a great battle, the battle between eBooks and plain old regular books. What are the benefits to each? What are the cons? 

Let us first talk about benefits. So I know present to you, the benefits of books:

They are beautiful there is no denying that books are beautiful. Bookstagram, and book photography proves this. So do the covers of the most shiny books on your bookshelf. Does it not please your soul, to simply look at books, to admire their covers, their textures, and the exquisite artwork that lays upon them. Even the most ugly stories can have beautiful covers.

Simply touching a book is pleasing. Tracing its cover, flipping through the pages, feeling its unique texture. Its all so perfect. Its a feeling you cant describe, I hope I am not the only one who experiences it. Do you ever go to your bookshelf and slide your fingers along the spines of your books, and just take them in? Just take a moment to appreciate them?

Bookshelves are only perfect when they are full one thing that I think every-single book blogger desires, is a full bookshelf. Do you not feel the joys of adding a new book to your collection? Do you not feel happiness from the depths of your heart gazing upon a full shelf of your favorite books? If you don't, are you sure?Are you mentally sound?
Reading an actual book is more enjoyable I think we have all said or heard someone say that reading an actual book is more pleasing, more delightful. It is an entirely different experience. Flipping actual pages, feeling the actual book in your hands, seeing actual text that is printed in. It is simply, better. One cannot describe the feeling, it is just thereand it isn't going to budge.
Authors are our idols, getting their signatures is like winning the lottery you cant autograph an eBook let us say your favorite author is Jennifer L. Armentrout pshhhhhhh this is clearly random, I am not simply using her because she is my favorite author, no waaaaaaaay! Anyhow, Jennifer decides to do a book signing where you live PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN And you squeal, you freak out, you cry from the joy. The BAM. You realize you have nothing for her to sign, only an eBook, which isn't possible. If however you had the actual book, imagine the joy, the joy of having a book signed by your favorite author! That would be amazing!

Now we shall wander over to the benefits of eBooks:

More portable this is an obvious one. You can take hundreds of eBooks and only carry the weight of your eReader. Whereas if you took a hundred books, you would probably die or is it just me? eBooks can go everywhere.

Cheaper Money is something I don't have, and 2 out of 3 of you don't have either obviously this is real, would I ever just make this up, whaaaaat no. This number is 100000% real. Or is it... Despite this however, we still demand books that we cant afford. Solution? Well you can embark on the treacherous journey to the library, or stay at home and buy eBooks.

More comfortable...? I find when I am using my eReader to read it is easier to find a comfortable position in which I can lay down. When I am reading a normal book, I am always fidgeting for one of these reasons a) I can't flip the pages the way I am laying, b) the book is heavy and is hurting me, or c) I am trying to hold it above me and it keeps falling on my face. You might be thinking, Maya why don't you just sit not lay down? Never.

Okay so now that we have listed the benefits for each, here is a quick list of cons, starting with books:

• Expensive
• Not so portable
• eBooks are just easier to hold, tell me you understand what I mean??

Follow my blog with Bloglovin There is 2 days until Christmas... 2 days, and today's Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by the Broke and The Bookish, is Christmas Themed! Top Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree This Year:

Follow my blog with Bloglovin One problem every book lover is a victim of is, book prices. Why are they so high!!! But hold your horses because I have got two solutions, not one, two! I have only personally tried one of these options, and it worked very well! Although I haven't tried the second option, because I love new books, you might be willing to try it out!