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Internet has reduced the habit of reading books? True or False?

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Question added by AHMED IMRUL KAYES , Senior Consultant , HR Bangladesh Ltd.
Date Posted: 2014/12/30
YOUNIS BHAT
by YOUNIS BHAT , Lecturer , HIgher Secondry School

It is a paradigm shift...every thing is getting online.it is very easy to access millions of books.

MANI KUMAR KODUKULA
by MANI KUMAR KODUKULA , DGM , SAMSUNG

Actually there is shift from physical form to virtual world.More people now have access due to internet. Cost-wise also it is very effective.Internet is going to stay as availabilty of paper and printing costs are on rise. Also even in printing of books internet and computer are used

padmakumar pathiyil
by padmakumar pathiyil , Marketing Consultant , Management Consultancy

Habit of reading is still there but not from the books it is from the internet.

True if we are talking about the physical aspect of the thing (the book).

 

False if we are talking of a book in any existing format (pdf, books as websites, book in handheld devices), in this era, it's very easy to access books, thus probably the average books a person read is surely on the rise (or at least it should).

The nature of habits and hobbies states that they generally don't grow or shrink "decline", the Internet   just  changed the way people exercise their hobbies/ habits.  

Sidvin Shetty
by Sidvin Shetty , Trade Marketing Executive , Al Khayyat Investments

False, do not be narrow minded as reading books is need not be only by reading physical book but could also be read online. There is an better version too that is called E-Book

It's not based on habit, it's rather convenience to accomplish the same with more effect. :-)

Ibrahim Wazneh
by Ibrahim Wazneh , Founder , BobZ solutions

Reading is a choice, parents should raise children on the habit of seeking knowledge through reading disregarding the tool.

Gourab Mitra
by Gourab Mitra , Manager IT Project Program and Delivery Management(Full Time Contract/Consulting Role) , IXTEL(ixtel.com)

It is partially true definitely. However, there are still people who have retained the good old habit of reading books

Omar Shammakh
by Omar Shammakh , IT Manager , Vibes Offices

True , not only books but also newspapers , but in my opinion it's ok to read books or articles in the internet because it will give you the same benefit !

Abdul-Hameed Deeb Al-Sawadi
by Abdul-Hameed Deeb Al-Sawadi , IT Manager , Masaneed Commercial Group (MCG)

If you mean reading paper books, for sure it is true.

For instance it is a fact that newspapers and magazines distribution today is almost one fifth of what it was before10 years or so.

Some newspapers has already stopped!

hana abdel rahim
by hana abdel rahim , TELEMAKETING , RANBOW CO. FOR HOME EQUIPMENTS

VERY TRUE

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