1. Save resources and reduce environmental damage. E-books are published without paper. We read them through the network, which reduces the resource loss caused by papermaking and printing, and saves natural resources and social resources, thus contributing to environmental protection and resource conservation.

2. The information density and storage capacity are large, and it is not easy to be out of print and destroyed. E-books are easy to maintain and save, and can be easily transmitted through the network, and will not be out of print and destroyed like paper books.

3. It has multimedia presentation methods such as sound and animation. E-books can not only provide static words and pictures like paper books, but also present information such as sound and animation in the form of multimedia, making reading more interesting.

4. Accurate information positioning and retrieval provides convenience for academic personnel to collect and sort out information, which is conducive to improving work efficiency. Due to the advanced information technology, the information retrieval and statistics of e-books are very fast and accurate. It can not only quickly find the bibliographies, chapters and reference materials that people need from many books, but also quickly retrieve specific words and phrases from e-books and count the times that some contents appear. This feature of e-books greatly improves people's work efficiency.

5. Compared with traditional books, the use value is greatly improved. E-books can not only reduce the cost of traditional books due to distribution, transportation and inventory, but also can be read and downloaded online by many people at the same time, which greatly improves its use value.

6. It is conducive to the preservation of important book resources. The distribution of e-books is based on the Internet. As long as the Internet exists, it can well and pertinently preserve those important book resources.