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myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers3 months ago

With the developement of technology and massive spreading of internet facility, i think the demand of books have reduced. Why do we buy books? For knowledge. But internet facility has made the knowledge sources so open, thereby the sell of books are believed to be reduced. Despite that, do you buy books? When did you buy a book last time?

 
 
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manong05 (2930) response was accepted on 10/27/2009.
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1. myLot reputation of 91/100. manong05 (2930)   ranked 553 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

I believe that books are here to stay and I actually bought one last week. The internet is a great help in accessing a wide field of knowledge but it takes time to download a whole book. The same with e-books. It really depends on our interests and many still see the importance of books. And sometimes its nice to read books lying down and get back to it after a while. It's too cumbersome to do this even with laptops.

I think books and computers are not in competition with each other. They compliment and they have their own roles to play.

enjoy!


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

When my daughter feels that she should sleep, do you know what she does? She just brings one book to me. As my daughter cannot speak (thats the only agony of my life) she has pointed out one of my habit. She sees me always while i hit the bed, i always carry books. So once she gives me a book, it means that she wants to sleep now and i should accompany her.
your points are very correct that net and books have their own role and they are aiding each other in enhancing the knowledge of human. Thank you.

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2. myLot reputation of 95/100. lelin1123 (4610)   ranked 511 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

I brought two new books from my bookclub that I belong to about a month ago. I already finished one of them. I hope to start the second one before this week is up. I love to read and because of Mylot I have slowed down a bit all because Mylot is addictive.


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Great. I also like reading books. but, mylot is killing my personal study times. You are very correct..... it is so addictive!

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3. myLot reputation of 93/100. loneraver (148)   ranked 2,449 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

I bought abbok last week "Maximum Ride, The final Warning" and i still love reading as theres nothing more satifying than dropping off to sleep reading a good book in bed! I do see what you mean though and i do think the kids of today are missing out on this quite alot and yes the internet does provide knowledge but sometimes you look for one thing and end up doing something totally different than what you went on there for!


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Now a days, present generation is having less interest in reading. It is pathetic. The study modules are converted to certificate based, not much emphasising knowledge based. Internet is no doubt a good source of knowledge, but book is a complete source knowledge and it is always a very good friend. Thank you.

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4. myLot reputation of 89/100. anuramn (182)   ranked 4,865 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

I bought a book last week. Even though Internet has lots of resources, I still love reading books. I bought a tinkle. The joy of reading a book holding it in your hands is more when compared with reading it online. Well, this is my opinion.


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Reading online? Books? So boring. For mails and other messaging part it is ok. It is good to know that you love reading books. Have a great day.

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5. rocketseance (45)   ranked 12,571 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

I bought a book for me last month. It was Malcolm Gladwell's OUTLIERS. However, I have been buying books for my little 2 year old daughter almost every week since I keep seeing a lot of cute storybooks from everywhere.


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

You are helping your grand daughter to have a good habit. I liked your this attitude. Great!

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6. myLot reputation of 94/100. earth2jacq (906)   ranked 402 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

The last books I bought were the Twilight Saga. I have read them first thru ebooks but it is really a different feeling when you read it from a book.

I prefer books rather than ebooks. Much easier to manage. I've been wanting to get Sophie Kinsella's and Dan Brown's books but I am out of budget right now.


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Dan brown is my favourite also. Reading Ebook is somewhat difficult in comparison to manage a book. You have pointed out very correctly. Thank you.


myLot reputation of 93/100. loneraver (148)   ranked 2,449 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Im also a ffan of the Dan Brown books they are a very good read and when ive stared to read his ive found it hard to put down.

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7. myLot reputation of 90/100. dianmelydia (1753)   ranked 4,152 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

I'm a book lover and averagely i always buy at least a book every week. But since my schedule is very crowded, i usually buy more than one book when i go to my favourite book store. I don't think if internet can replacing books part in our society. However internet has many good benefit and make our life even simple and easier, but still there's a lot of people love to reading on books. We can easily bring our favourite books anywhere and read it anytime without having to worry about running out of battery power, this is something totally different with ebook or notebook computer. I have a lot of books collection in my house and i always add more books every week. I never think if one day i will stop reading books and only reading on the internet. Internet is totally different with books. Such different things can be comparing as one thing will replacing another one. Good luck and have a nice day. Happy mylotting.


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

A book lover bears all good qualities, generally. I am very happy to find so many book loving friends here. Great friend! Happy mylotting.

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8. myLot reputation of 90/100. veejay19 (1200)   ranked 156 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

I am very fond of reading books but of a particular type. Throughout my life i have read books of various categories but since the last 20 years i now read only one category of books and that is,spiritual.I had bought many books and even distributed them and though i haven`t bought any in recent times, i think the last time i purchased books were about 16 to 18 years back.Yes the internet is definitely a good source of knowledge but the comfort level of a book cannot be replaced by the net.I do not think i will be buying any books in the near future though i am eyeing a 3 part series of a particular book which i plan to buy when it is available.


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

You mentioned, that you have a definite line of reading. That is spiritual books. In the spiritual affairs, which subject you like most? I have a soft corner for reiki as i myself do reiki. I like books on meditation also.
Thank you.


myLot reputation of 90/100. veejay19 (1200)   ranked 156 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Being a Hindu i am naturally interested in our philosophy which is extremely profound.Books like the Bhagwat Gita give humans the way they should conduct their lives and move slowly and gradually towards God conciouesnes and ultimate liberation which is the final goal of every soul born into this worldly life.I would like to recommend this pathbreaking book "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahansa Yogananda, incase you haven`t read it already.Yogananda,founder of the Self Realisation Fellowship(SRF) in the USA and many countries of the world. He moved to America from India in1920 and ultimately passed away in 1952 and his body lies buried in the Forest Lawn cemetry in California.Reiki is good, a method of healing but you need to move towards the higher aspects of life. This book,hopefully will inspire you and lead you towards your final goal.

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9. Emilycyf (49)   ranked 7,890 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

The day before yesterday I just bought a book, the author is my idol and I lined up for his autograph after he made a address. It's so exciting! I like to surf in Internet but still I wanna buy the printed books so as to scan them easily, of course, the way of buying books is different from the one in the past, just make a order online, I can get my book in a few days with C.O.D. term.

Personally I think it's impossible at least at present that E-books will replace the printed books. I love to this feeling of coziness and cheer when I read a printed book. Certainly I won't repel a handheld e-book which can help me kill the time.


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Thats great that you buy books and read them. Reading book is a great hobby.

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10. myLot reputation of 80/100. gunagohan (902)   ranked 1,272 out of 19,485 in questions & answers   3 months ago

according to me, the sales of books have not gone down, they keep on increasing, i am an engineering student and i buy books every time...
whenever you say that internet is the solution for knowledge gain, u see we cannot read from the monitor all the time, your retina would never support that kind of action, reading for more than 2 hours from the monitor....you will go blank...
where do the school students go without books, books are spreading, they will not shrink down..even if the technology spreads, it cannot bring down..
i will read a subject for more than 5 hours, but u cannot read via monitor for that much time, moreover i feel the pleasure of reading from the book from my heart..
i feel satisfied when ever i read from the book..though i gather more information from internet, i suppor the books much..

last time i bought 6 books for my semester
recently i bought the book on hardware and networking...


myLot reputation of 96/100. borhan (687)   ranked 335 out of 19,485 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Internet readings are too focused on that particular topic. Besides books are generally vast. We read technical affairs more on net. But for literature aspect, books are at top always.
Happy mylotting, friend.

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