Printed Book's side:

 

This passage has a good point and fluent language with a little bit lack of logic. Anyway, it is worth resiting since it is not very long.

 

I have seen many developments that were supposed to make the book extinct-and it hasn't happened yet. First, the most ridiculous, claim came in 1960s when there was great concern that the paperback would be the end of hardback. Then there was fear that the cassete would replace the book. Later, the CD-ROM was seen as a superlative technology that would definitely get rid of the book. 

 

1. the book 这里专指“书籍”，所以用单数，加定冠词the

 

2. 这里用了三种用法来阐释“make the book extinct"：

    ...the end of ...

    ...repalce...

    ...get rid of...

    可见英语写作追求的多样性，不重复性，虽然都是比较简单的表达，但是思路值得借鉴一下

 

3. 常用的表达法：

    there was fear that...

    there was great concern that...其中，concern是抽象名词，一般是不可数的，

   

    常见的搭配有

    My concern is...

    a lot of concern...

    Concern for sth. is ...

    growing concern...

 

    与concern连接的介词有：

    concern for/over/about

 

4. superlative adj. =of the highest quality, of the best

    eg. We went to a superlative restaurant tonight and had a wonderful dinner.

   

    superlatively adv. =extremely

    eg. The company has been superlatively successful this year.

 

Now we have the e-book. No doubt this latest device will find its own market, but I don't believe that there'll be a great demand for it. We may live in an increasingly technical world, but enjoying a book is about relaxing, getting away from technology. There is something very satisfying about holding a book in your hands. In fact, studies have shown that when you read on a screen, your eyes and brain will be constantly trying to see where you are on a page and how far you are from the end. When you read from paper, on the other hand, the hands will help to provide that information. Why else do we often print out things we find on the Web?

 

1. No doubt 可以替换的用法有：

    There is no doubt that...

   Undoubtedly, ...

 

2. demand 在这里是名词，可数；

    a great/growing/increasing/decreasing demand for sth.

 

    作动词，一样和for搭配

    eg. Today's women are demanding for the equal treatment as with men from the whole society.

 

3.  We may live in an increasingly technical world, but enjoying a book is about relaxing, getting away from technology. There is something very satisfying about holding a book in your hands.

Well written sentence and good point though kind of cliche!

 

4.  the Web 记得要大写

 

5.  When you read from paper, on the other hand, the hands will help to provide that information. Why else do we often print out things we find on Web?

This does not make much sense!

 

6.  studies show that... 表示“许多研究”或“以往的研究”可直接用studies，不加修饰语，更简洁

 

As an experience, the e-book-even with a leather cover and the latest e-ink-is a long way from proving its potential. I hear claims about its evironmental benefits, but I wonder if any one has studied the environmental damage of an e-book in its entire life. And the idea that we can't sustainably grow enough wood to support our wonderful book habit is nonsense.

 

1. a long way from...

    eg. He is still a long way from proving him a qualified leader in this company.

 

The fact is that, despite new technologies, more books are being bought and read than at any other time in history. My prediction is that the traditional book-publishing market will slowly become a smaller part of the hugely growing entertainment and information market. And I think that's fine. A few years ago, people were saying Amazon would destroy business for bookshops and reduce choice. But the opposite has happened: Amazon has opened up market in every part of the world for people who can't easily get to traditional booksellers.

 

1. 和grow搭配的修饰语一般有：

    rapidly/hugely/unstoppably growing...

 

2. But the opposite has happened: ...不错的用法

 

3. 在本段的行文中，发现尽量减少the的使用，可以让文字更简约、流畅

 

4. in history不加the

 

So, I can look at the e-book and then say, "Wow, it's clever!" But I don't believe that it is the future. I am absolutely certain that, a hundred years from now, the book will be as satisfying an experience as it has been since 1400s, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, making books available to the masses.

 

1. from now 不用加 on

 

2. the masses 大众

 

3. the book will be as satisfying an experience as it has been since 1400s

    局部倒装，文字显得更加灵活

 

 

E-book's side:

 

Viewpoint 1:

E-books have a great potential to add to the book experience with video and audio material.

 

Viewpoint 2:

E-books could revolutionize the spread of knowledge by taking the equivalent of a world library to communities that perhaps had only a handful of paperbacks before.

 

Viewpoint 3:

E-books have the added benefits of being much more environment-friendly and writer-friendly.