Focus on the rise of Google Book craze and decline of book reading habit among young people
Of the numerous issues that have adversely affected the book-reading culture in our society, the skyrocketing price of books is significant among them. Apart from prices, with the revolution in technology, reading habits are changing all over the world, even electronic versions of newspapers and online news resources have reduced the popularity of paper versions of newspapers. People have entered online newspapers first thing in the morning so they prefer not to buy newspapers. Children under the age of 16 choose to spend their time among books. They have other things to do, chat with their friends on the Internet, play computer games and even watch TV.
It has been noted that book reading is becoming archaic and that CD, DVD and Internet culture is becoming more and more popular. Even the trend of reading electronic copies or eBooks of print books is gaining momentum. Reading is an energetic mental process: unlike television, books engage the brain and enhance creativity. Books intricate what one takes to be small lumps of information from magazines, Internet postings, or emails; therefore, books improve center and concentration. Books can broaden horizons by providing information and are a good source of education. Where formal education requires time commitments, books have no hourly obligations. Books are a cheap source of distraction and students can learn at their own pace.
On the other hand, it was believed that women read more literature than men, but the survey indicates that the literary reading of both genders is declining. Only slightly more than a third of adult men now read literature. Reading among women is also declining significantly, but at a slower rate.
Reading also affects our lifestyle. Fictional readers are much more likely to participate in cultural, sports, and volunteer activities than non-readers. For example, literary readers are nearly three times as likely to attend a performing arts event, nearly four times as likely to visit an art museum, more than two and a half times as likely to do volunteer or charity work, and more than one – and a half times more likely to attend or participate in sports activities. People who read the most books tend to have the highest level of chipping in follow-up activities.
Books are not men, and yet they are still alive.