If you’re a book lover, an author or both, you have probably pondered whether books are dying out as a result of technological advances such as the Kindle, iPad and smartphones.
In light of World Book Day on Wednesday Gulf News spoke to publishers, authors and book lovers to find out if they think books are still in demand or if they have been replaced by their electronic counterparts.
April 23 marks the birth and deaths of great poets and authors such as Shakespeare, Maurice Druon and Haldor K.Laxness, and has been celebrated worldwide since 1955.
Unesco’s General Conference launched World Book Day to pay tribute to books and authors to encourage everyone, especially young people, to discover the pleasure of reading.
Tamara Junaid, a 20-year-old Yemeni student studying at the American University of Sharjah, who has read around 80 books in her lifetime, said she would never read an e-book.
“I believe that the e-book takes away from the reading experiences that a book gives you. To me flipping the page and eventually placing it on a shelf after I am done is part of the joy of reading.”
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World Book Day: Printed books and ebooks exist in harmony, industry expert says
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