Thanks for the interesting topic
@Dubai. I personally prefer online reading, especially on my phone, to hardcopy news. This is because the hardcopy version takes my space and is kind of inconveniencing.
On your smartphone things are smooth because you just scroll from page to page. The same would go for Holy books; scrolling through a smartphone for a scripture is easier than having to look for it in hardcopy.
I think this explains the reason for this shift. Things are digital now, especially in light of this pandemic.