E-book era paper products can not be replaced will not die

The rapid spread of Internet technology has introduced Microsoft Office software, social media, scanners, smart phone applications and PDF documents, bringing convenience to the work of professionals. However, paper prints still occupy a place, and people working in the office are still using paper products. Compared with the past, the use of paper products may be less frequent, but for many people in the workplace, writing and reading based on paper products still have an irreplaceable role in the electronic screen.

David Allen, a productivity researcher, said that paper products are more “existent”. He pointed out that paper products are real existence, which gives you a kind of task urgency, while electronic documents are more hidden in computers and easily overlooked. Because of this, he has some customers ready to return to the paper age and use paper products for project planning.

Allen is the author of the best-selling book, “Although I Do It: The Art of Pressureless Work” (Getting Things Done). He said that although computers are now used for writing, many times they still like to use paper and pen to record. “This allows I concentrated my energy, "he said.

Paper prints also have an important function. For longer textual content, paper products make it easier for readers to understand the context between paragraphs. In addition, people still prefer to use paper and pen for recording during the conference.

Richard HR Harper is a Principal Investigator at Microsoft's Cambridge Research Institute. He and Abigail J. Sellen co-authored the bestselling book Myth My Office (paperless). Myth of the Paperless Office), he believes, reading long paper content with paper products "can better understand the arguments contained in it than the electronic reading experience."

Harper pointed out that today, people in the workplace often need to browse multiple different files at the same time, and then create new files. This process is not simple. Users can use multiple electronic devices for content analysis. However, in longer documents, users need to browse multiple key points back and forth. Then it is more efficient to use paper products for reading.

Harper said that a study published in 1997 showed that paper-based books are easier to read than online reading. Of course, this investigation took place before the invention of the e-reader, after which screen-reading technology has grown considerably.

Harper is currently conducting a study on e-readers. He said that in the future, people in the office will make more use of e-readers and other devices to read and write, but this will not make reading more efficient.

Steve Leveen, co-founder and CEO of Levenger, believes that digital technology makes social communication and content sharing easier, and paper-based reading helps. The company sells high-end notebooks, diaries and pens, as well as laptop desks and smart phone covers, to provide users with a paper-based aesthetic experience. Levin said that paper products are "more presence and more beautiful. Just like we enjoy food and wine, we can also enjoy paper products, writing, and sensory impact."

He said, "Although we are gradually making compromises with the increasingly virtual world, paper products make us feel that we are real entities." Although people always complain that handwriting is too slow, but this thinking and Creativity is good. "Paper writing allows us to slow down and think, consider, modify, and re-create."

Harper believes that electronic writing pens can also “make people pay more attention to words and articles when writing.” However, electronic writing pens still cannot replace the physical writing experience. The advantage of using an electronic writing pen is that it saves paper use and is environmentally friendly.

GreenBiz Group is an American environmental commerce company that aims to increase corporate environmental responsibility. Joel Makower, the company’s chairman and executive editor, said, “We want to reduce the use of paper and recycle paper as much as possible.”

McCall is accustomed to writing on a computer because he has cognitive problems with his manuscript. He feels that computer writing is easier to document than writing with paper. He said, "In the real world, I don't know how to manage these files. It's much easier on computers."

However, he further stated that some people may just be the opposite. Indeed, paper writing still has a place in the office. Although McCauer uses computers to accomplish most of his work, he still needs to use paper prints in team work. "Although I finish my work on my own computer, I still read photocopies," which is more conducive to understanding content.