Are books still needed by 21'st century people?

Book on screen or book on print??

Books are needed by everyone especially children. I am saying this because when children read books their vocabulary is expanded. Reading books also regularly stimulates children's imaginations. Furthermore, books  could replace television as an entertainment source for children.

Since the 21st century, there were many arguments about the relevance of books. There are a lot  of opinions about this issue. Books used to be the only source of knowledge and information. For "bookaholics", books are like their best friend. However, people no longer use books this century. In past, books were our friend while we waiting a bus, while we waited on airplanes and also during free time. But today, we are engrossed with Ipad, Iphone or Android applications. We use our electronic devices as companions of all time. In this globalization era, people are more interested in the touch n go then the traditional flipping of pages. As stated in The New York Times, do school libraries still need print? Or should they change reading methods to web pages? I am certain that it will happen one day. The new generation will not be able to imagine the smell of a new book as they flip its pages or how it feels between your fingers when you're engrossed in it. Personally, I will choose books over e-books. I can read books all day long whereas starring at the screen for too long could get me a headache. Besides, not all book are available in electronic version, and also the electronic versions are not suitable to read in bed (which one of the best place to read) although the electronic version is still awesome and convenient in different ways.

After a litttle bit of reading, I find that people still read Shakespeare in this century. This is because of Shakespeare's knack of using quotable quotes in his plays and also plays his touch on timeless themes such as love, friendship and vengeance.That is what people want to read because they are able imagine vividly how Shakespeare illustrates it.

Finally, i could say that even thought we are in the 21st century, we still need books as our reading source because electronics versions are still not completely reliable.

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<http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/do-school-libraries-need-books/>