The author Terry Deary in his article captioned “Libraries ‘have had their day’, says Horrible Histories Author” pointed out several reasons why libraries are becoming less of importance as far as the use of the internet is concern.
The emergence of the internet in our world today has made things virtually less of a hassle. People share and exchange information world wide so easily. This evolution in my candid opinion has really affected libraries and the sale or purchase of books. Everything is virtually being made digital (Tablets, Kindle, smart phones, laptops or computers etc). For example, eBooks are on high purchase rather than the print. People need not to visit libraries to have a quiet time studies, it can be done everywhere or anywhere. You can access almost everything online. My concern is how do authors and publishers get their reward in terms of monetary. Terry Deary also suggested a fantastic point with regards to this same question. Authors should get their reward through leasing or hiring of their books. But the issue is that, renting of books today is in abyss; authors are not really profiting from their books.
Robert Coover also in his piece captioned, “The End of Books” buttresses a point on Terry Deary’s submission on how books are gradually fading out. Robert Coover talks about Hypertext; a software system connecting various topics or graphics on the screen by just a click. As mentioned earlier, various electronic devices are connected to the internet which makes it very easy to access any information online. You rarely see people today flipping pages of books on the trains, restaurants, parks etc. Even staunch Christians who believe in holding the Bible physically for prayers are digressing from this traditional way of worship. The use of electronic devices in churches is in proliferation; they access their Bible references on the tablet. Some churches with sophisticated equipment uses projectors for services by just displaying Bible quotations on the screen for its members. There is no need to carry the Holy Book along to church any more.
Thus far the world has brought us. I foresee, it wouldn’t be too long, books will be considered a history which in my opinion, it will be environmental friendly. The chopping down of trees will be limited to our own advantage as people and human kind.
