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by not being "into" fiction, you're closing off the vast majority of why you would want to read books. if your only purpose is to simply learn about stuff, you
by noodle 18y ago
by not being "into" fiction, you're closing off the vast majority of why you would want to read books. if your only purpose is to simply learn about stuff, you can do a pretty good job of it online.
i read books for many reasons:
1) pocket-sized entertainment w/o requiring electricity.
2) reading bulks of text on the computer is hard on the eyes, imo.
3) reading a book exercises the imagination and creativity more than watching or listening to something.
4) writing a book/novel is an art form and skill. supporting it by buying quality works is important, imo.
5) i personally personally know/knew several authors who make their living 100% by writing. i buy and read their stuff to help support them.
6) a typical book has higher quality content and more depth than what you'll typically find online.
i'm sure there's plenty more reasons, i just can't think of them right now.
- tom 18y agoIf I could up-vote you a dozen times, I would. Dead freakin on! I'll add, that I read books BECAUSE I spent so much time on the computer. Books are the cheapest, most engaging form of entertainment that you can do alone. And they last longer ... Running a start-up and on a tight budget? There is no greater deal out there in our world of over-priced, poorly written, 60fps elecrtonic based "entertainment" than books. Books fit in your pocket, in your bag, pretty much anywhere. And when you're done, they can do just as much, or more entertaining for someone else. The are like infinite entertainment and knowledge. They are amazing. Funny (short) story. I used to not read much at all other than what's been described above and computer books. Well, I was out with some friends and brought up a recent episode of a horrid reality show. A very close friend of mine stopped dead, looked me in the eyes and said with just a touch of concern in his voice: "do you know how many good books there are?!" Yeah, I had an idea, but I just didn't read any of them ... Well, the next week, he gave me a copy of Hyperion by Dan Simmons. I've been a voracious reader ever since.
- adrianwaj 18y agoComputer (with internet) however: - is basically free (or cost of retrieving new content is free) - tabbed browsing makes scanning fast - broadband makes news pages load quicker (or similar) to turning a page - commoditization of blogs and cms via open-source means more noise, but also more signal - instant publishing - large lcd screens can be dimmed, and font sized enlarged There is wisdom on the web, and books are still mobile and reliable. Text books are important, but in my view the case for books is lessening. (unless you like fiction, but much classic literature can be found freely on the web due to copyright expiration anyway).
- noodle 18y ago> Text books are important, but in my view the case for books is lessening. (unless you like fiction, ... making a molehill out of a mountain, aren't we? more specifically, i think, a hasty generalization. just because you don't read fiction or something doesn't mean that others also don't. i'll agree with you if we're talking about the NICHE of instructional/scholastic/informational/reference books. i don't read those types of books. when you use the term "reading a book", though, you're typically referring to reading for recreation/entertainment, which is typically going to be fiction/literature. i do read those, and so do the vast majority of my family and friends.