Some years back, reading was the in thing. I don’t mean from
the internet but reading books. My brothers, parents and I would at some point
have a book they are reading. Reading was fun. The Sheldons, Grishams, Hudlam
and so many educational books. A book would turn so many hands it changed color
within weeks. In the village, you knew
who to visit to get a novel and who always had interesting books. Books were
expensive even when second hand.
Then came the internet and books are being read online. A
novel can be purchased online at affordable prices with most of them being free.
Book sellers have been forced to lower their prices to make sales. The library
gets fewer visitors these days interested in perusing books. If a library is
full, it either has free internet or there is WI-Fi available. There a best
friend called Google who never lacks in information; even for the stupid
questions.
I don’t see this book reading culture getting revived any
time soon; in fact it might just become extinct over the years. Do you agree
with me? When was the last time you read a book from cover to cover? When was
the last time you visited a library for research purposes?
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