A culture of
book reading is declining- Facts and Findings- e books & printed books
A
traditional habit of book reading has declined significantly throughout the
world since the internet has invaded in our lives. Here we are talking about
book reading whether it is in printed form, in pdf or presented to you as an
e-book. For us, a book only transit from one shape to another but it still is a
need of man. We can say that the habit of book reading is facing a tough
competition against updated Google articles, informative videos and the culture
of social media trends. We have seen
book reading as a culture in USA, UK, and Australia and in many European
countries. The people could be seen
reading books on stations, and in parks but the culture is on decline now. A
less number of young can be seen with books or magazines now. The fashion of book
reading is progressing but its importance cannot decline.
The trend and culture passes from one generation to another. I saw my father reading books and I
started to read books when I was young. My kids seeing me busy on mobile and
they also started using mobile for whatever they want.
If 75% families have not visited a bookstore
to buy books then it doesn’t mean that they don’t read a book. They may have
access to books from kindle or mobiles. We still over heard the echoes that
recommend me any good book but it should in pdf form. See the culture of asking
or looking for a book is changed from a printed book towards e books but the
culture of reading books is still there. This is also a fact that youth is not
much interested in reading books now. Many students are not reading any extra
book asides their course books whether it’s in printed form or a digital one. More books available at digital platforms can solve this downtrend of book reading in young generation.
As far as the decline in the number of
significant readers is concerned then let us take you to the best arguments
against the habit of book reading. A book is the best and most loyal companion. It
takes you away from negative thoughts and kills your boredom. You learn about
the world around you. You don’t need any friend if you have a good book. Don’t
you think that all these arguments seem to replace with “mobile” now? A mobile
kills your boredom, makes you smile, keeps you connected and provides you with
the information; you look for then why I need a book. Then make it clear that
mobile is not in any way is a replacement of a good book.
Man always
needs a support of books to complete its journey of acquiring knowledge.
Literary and course books of many subjects from kindergarten to higher levels
are the proof that man cannot flourish without book reading. You can say school
books are forced on students but I think the school books are just opening
towards a huge literary work waiting for the breeding learners. I think more
and more school books should be in pdf and as e-books. The new generation is a
screen lover. They see, hear and play on screens. It’ll revive the culture of
book reading when students of this digital era will get use to read books from
screens.
A process of
reading children books at start, fiction at teenage and serious genre at
elderly life has disturbed badly as every type of book is accessible to every
age losing charm of reading ultimately. There is a mix and match of each genre
of writing now. Readers are not focused that what in fact, they want to read so
as the writers. The life is changing so fast, things are evaluating and
reshaping at bullet train speed that an ordinary avid reader is also disturbed
to select between printed or an e-book. Books are just a click away from our
sight while we’re waiting on a train station or enjoying a long ride on it. At
the same time, Google takes our single click to updated news, stock exchange
rates, and trending social media # or to breaking news about an event anywhere
in the world and our time is used to read single articles instead of continuing
a long book. New books should be announced as breaking news and should
available easily on digital platforms.
Fiction is
not much popular nowadays. Many writers are coming with newer ideas and strong
plots but when the harsh real life stories scroll in front of eyes 24/7 on big
LED TVs, readers feel a lack of something digital, and something fresh that
compel the readers to reopen tabs and kindles to continue the books. Once the
books of General Knowledge were most favorite of youth and they visited
libraries to know more about their queries. All this General Knowledge is again
just a click away for a learner. Also all kind of religious books are available
through fast and friendly apps. A quick
accessibility doesn’t ensure a quick reader or a learner in anyway. These books
should be read at the time even you’re not looking for any information. Your
kids are free then ask them to study online General Knowledge books available on
internet. You also read religious books regularly out of your apps to stay
connected with the habit of book reading.
Man always needs a book to acquire knowledge
and to complete its steps to determine the knowledge. The books also have
continued its journey of evaluation with the men. Man started to write by
drawing the shapes and signs on the palm leaves, on rocks or on leather pieces.
The remaining of these writings is the source of knowing about the evaluation
of human civilization since centuries. The civilizations grew, so that the art
of writing flourished and evaluated. Man started to write on paper and compile
them for records. In the start, the copies of religious books were provided to
each door by the governments. Most people started to read religious books. The
invention of printing press was another milestone in the journey of book
writing. We can say that invention of e-books or availability of books in pdf
form is a transition. The graph of book reading should toll up instead of
declining because of internet as books of every genre are easily accessible
from mobiles and laptops. The book trains our social and moral values. There is
not any shortage of good writers and daily a lot of new books come out in the
form of e-books but the interests of readers have changed.
The
companion of loneliness has changed now. The generation is lost in the colors
of mobile instead of reading and learning the books. A mobile is considered a
part of personality instead of a necessity. One may or may not have a wealth of
knowledge, but it is necessary to have the most expensive mobile phone. While a
book costs only a few hundreds.
“Readers are the Leaders” still exist in the
modern world. There are many success stories that explain this phrase very well.
Because of the internet, people no longer have time to read books, although
books have played a central role in the evolution of human consciousness.
“Those who
know and those who do not know can never be equal, but those who know are seen
and those who do not know are compared to the blind” is best to judge the
importance of book reading.
A quick
reason of declining the interest in book reading is financial stresses and
rising unemployment because of which the average man cannot spend on buying
books or to access them from internet. There
are many libraries around every big city and town but people don’t visit there
frequently now. There is a need more quality books. The number of readers of
books written on serious topics is also one of the main reasons for the
distance from other books. There should be more books on philosophy, history,
psychology and science. There should be more translated books from other
languages that can attract digital and print book readers towards serious topic
books.
In
developing countries, book readers are mocked by the society. The art of book
writing is not appreciated and it becomes difficult to publish and sell a book.
The justification cannot be accepted as there are many international forums
where writers can publish their work. As
a writer, many look for short term popularity and get disappointed on not
finding it.
The culture
of book reading is not declining but evaluating from one form to another. It’s
time for writers and publishers to foresee the situation and decide their
strategies s that readers can hook back to book reading.