The value of books especially among youngsters has been decreasing dramatically because now the internet provides many of the information that is needed. Technological revolution has made our lifestyle more luxurious and efficient. The internet is one example of this. It easily supplies many of the basic facts and news that is desired. You don’t have to read the whole book now to find what you need. With a click of a button and a few minutes of research you will find what you are looking for. But does that mean we don’t need books anymore because everything will be provided in the internet. No, the internet will never be able to replace books. The problem with the internet is that there is so much information and entertainment that a person could easily get distracted. You cannot guarantee that a person will be doing their job and not looking at other pages. That’s one of the reasons why computers will never be able to replace teachers in a class room.
Another reason why internet will never replace books is that authors will want to see their work published. They want to see all their hard work on their hands or on the shelf, and not just on the computer where it’s easily accessible. Also some of the information on the internet is false and not confidential. The source is not reliable, however because many people do not know this so they still use it; therefore, to just abandon books and relay on the internet is giving everybody false information.
Many of the new books are not on the internet so if you need information from the book you have to buy it you wouldn’t find it.
So who every made that statement “since everything is in the internet ….we don’t need books anymore.” Should really reconsider that statement because the beneficiaries of books are enormous and very hard to replace.
Hi Danait!
ReplyDeleteThis was an informative post about the value of books. I liked the way you led into the topic by first describing the benefits of the internet and gradually bringing the audience to realize the topic of the blog was r why books would continue to be important. I think it was a great idea to mention the distraction of the internet and its many links and directions you can go. I find myself doing that very thing when I am searching. I have to bring myself back to reality and think about what it is that I was looking for in the first place.
You mentioned several reasons why we will continue to need books in the future instead of only one reason. That showed you were thinking through the topic thoroughly.
I believe in the last sentence, you meant "benefits" instead of "beneficiaries", but on the whole your blog was well written and I enjoyed reading it.
Helen White
Health Sciences Library