We
live in an information age. Technology changed the lives of people in more than
many ways. One such change was the way people read books. In my opinion, there
are two major reasons for the shift in paradigm.
Firstly,
there has been a change in preference in the mode of reading books, electronic
books (e-books) are gaining popularity. E-books can be downloaded on smart
phones, tablets and reading devices such as Kindle and Kobo. These small, sleek
and user friendly devices can store millions of e-books on all sorts of topics.
A lot of people read while travelling on trains and buses – devices are very
convenient as readers no longer need to carry heavy books.
Secondly,
Google was introduced with the advent of internet. The search engine answers
all questions and queries. People find it easy to use and it is spontaneous. On
the other hand, finding right books in libraries on time can be difficult and
reading through pages to find answer can be time consuming. This is one my
major reason for the library shutdown in many cities.
In
my opinion, unfortunately libraries will keep losing importance. Advances in
technology will keep changing our lives and new devices that make our lives
easy will lure us.
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