I would say it's a matter of personal preference, both of them have some advantages and disadvantages. I prefer physical books as I like the feel of holding them in my hands and turning pages. Call me old school, but that's the way I am.
To answer your question, as I said earlier, both of them have their pros and cons and one must weigh both of them before choosing one over the other.

Pros of E-books:
E-books are much cheaper to buy (sometimes are free as you can simply download them from a website ), if you look at Amazon and compare a physical boo to an E-book (A.K.A Kindle Books), E-Books are almost half the price of a physical book. E-Books are easy to store, as they reside in your hard drive or a cloud storage (such as Google Drive), physical books take a lot of physical space, and require a separate shelf or sometimes even a room if you have lots of them. The pages of a physical book turn pale if they are too old and are easily torn, there is no such case with an E-book.
Cons of E-book:
the biggest con of an E-book is that I cannot start reading from anywhere I wish, For example, if I am reading a book and suddenly feel like jumping to some other page or chapter, that I do not remember, I will have to search the exact phrase or chapter to get there, whereas in case of a physical book, I can scan the pages manually and find the topic looking at the contents of the pages. Since E-Books are read on a computer or an E-Reader, you need to carry a portable device (such as a laptop or reader) with you and should keep charging it from time to time, while in the case of physical books, you can read without worrying about batteries running out.
E-readers may harm your eyes as you read from a screen, physical books are not as harmful.
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