What's also interesting is that over here it's the nonfiction books that make the most sales. It used to be children's books but our declining birthrate has meant that fewer parents buy books for their children. So we are not creating tomorrow's readers today.
I don't know if it's because kids equate reading to school texts but somewhere along the way from sixteen to adulthood the idea of reading for entertainment stops and I believe that for many, it's a case of reading only because they must.
I hope I'm wrong. While I do enjoy a good video or two, apart from music, books are still my most basic form of entertainment.
What many people don't realise is that a lot of our top tv series or even movies are all adaptations of books.
Maybe it should not be a case about whether books should continue to be a thing but that storytelling continues to thrive. After all, our stories were originally of the oral tradition before books. And now it's moved on to electronic devices.
However, books still rank high as gifts so maybe that's where it will continue to survive. Keep giving books as presents!"
Comments are always welcome.
** https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2016/09/five-decades-of-pictures-and-news-items.html
Author: Christopher Toh.
