do you think reading books become old fashihoned now?

For me, reading books would never be old fashioned. May be because I am old fashioned. I read a book whenever I can. Though I haven't got much chance these days of having a lazy day with a book, I still do it once in a blue moon. I love the fact that I can just lie down with a book and forget anything else existed. I can't really do that with the computer. I have to sit up and use my hands to scroll through and there is always something that I see relating to work. So it's hard to get completely relaxed. With a book, I can relax completely.

no, i don't think so.. i still maintain my personal library at home...and i still love reading books technology has given us too much 'convenience' until it has become sort of an 'inconvenience' at times. remember the time when there were no cell phones and we only had our home & office phones.. if we wanted to make a call when outside, we need to seek out a pay phone. it really made us appreciate communicating with people, and it also brought patience. i think that now it really is ridiculous that if we don't answer our cell phones, the caller gets angry. i mean, what happened to privacy and our own time? i still find books very comforting when i read...i can get lost in my own imagination, and there will be no one chasing after me for something trivial..

what..I don't think so..but can't completely disagree... books are valuable...and can preserve information for many years... but digital data...they are prone to damage....like for example EMP's can destroy computers... another negative aspect of books is the destruction of trees...by using digital data we can prevent...it.. personally I've a good collection of books..... I love books...they're my dearest friends... thanks for starting the discussion... have a great day/night......

I don't think that anything will be able to take away the magic there is in physically reading a 'real' book!! To be able to curl up on a sofa on a cold winter's night, or to sit out in the sun in the summer and to get lost in the pages of a book is priceless. With a book you can forget your problems and be transported to anywhere in the world - or even beyond it!! You can meet dozens of interesting characters - fall in love with them, laugh with them , despise them ! No reading will never go

Like most of the people above me are saying, reading books will never go out of fashion. Millions of books are being sold at stores around the world, so what does that say? And if many people are like me, then they are reading while on the computer, browsing through the internet. Like right now im in the middle of a book called Debt of Honor, by Tom Clancy ( i highly recommend this book to all adult readers)

I agree that there is a major problem with "over-cyberizing" everything these days... but NOTHING can beat a real book. There is something sacred about a book. The quest for understanding, or escapism or adventure... the way they age, the way they look on a shelf, or how they make fantastic gifts for others. I just think that we are getting carried away somehow by this cyber universe which afterall, most people know very little about. We know how to use it, but not really anything about its components or functioning etc. So BOOKS=Good! (P.s. i'm not saying Ban Computers or the Internet, because they are incredible resources also... i just think that they should not be threatening the value of books!)

Never. Reading books will always be in fashion. My friends and family read a lot of books, and we read all different kinds of books. I have a small library in my home, and I like to read books from my small library, and a lot of people who come to my house love it. I said to myself several years ago when I went to one of my cousin's houses that I wanted my own library because I had seen their library, and so I just decided that I wanted one of my own, and I began building one. It is not much at the moment, but it is a start. I read whenever I get the chance. I think that people should read, and that they should have small libraries in their homes. Also, books really aren't that hard to get or buy. Some college departments are always giving away free books. Some places donate them, and you can always go to your local bookstores and buy books. Sometimes, the libraries sell books they do not want anymore. I can't tell you how many books I have bought from many of my college libraries. You just have to know where to look. Also, I was born in Pasadena, CA, and most people know that Pasadena is one of the most literate cities in the U.S. There are libraries and bookstores just about everywhere in Pasadena. There is a lot of culture in that city.

No, I don't. My room is nearly filled with books, and I am constantly looking for more to read.

I don't think that books are becoming old-fashioned. My entire family consists of avid readers. We all have favorite books that line our bookshelves, and we also exchange and trade books with each other quite often. When one of us reads something that he or she thinks someone else will enjoy, we pass it along. Many books never have one home, because they get passed along so quickly. Also, it is really important to read to babies and young children. They are far too young to be interested in computers, so books are the natural choice. Besides, the pictures and interactive books can't really be duplicated on the computer the same way that they are in print. For this reason alone, I do not think that books will ever become old-fashioned ... or at least I sincerely hope that they won't.

Hi Manasi1327!. I never think the book become old fashion. Reading a book having they own thrill than movie or television. Book can help you to develop your imagination make thay grey cell more active as well. If reading a book become old fashion, I think all book store will close. In fact every year new book store will come out, its mean its still trendy fashion .

I hate to see books go. I would rather read real books than ebooks. Some things are better read from the internet though. Books may be obsolete in the future. But NOT for now, at least. Whatever it is I don't see how reading would be replaced. Reading would probably be replaced by a different approach. But it remains as the cradle through which knowledge is born.

Definitely not. We need a way to relax and yet stimulate our brains. I do it at night before bed and I sleep like a log. I think the older ways of doing things are by far the better.

I love books!!! I love reading and I don't think it is becoming old fashioned. In fact, I will be teaching my kids to spend more time reading books than spending it infront of a PC. This is the attitude I want to impart and teach the new generation. That is why I am encouraging everyone to be a teacher to the young ones and instill to them the importance of reading. Internet surfing and internet research may be convenient but the knowledge and the experience of turning the pages of a book will never be old-fashioned. There will be new technology but books will never be out of style. In fact, you can always carry a book in a deserted island and you won't have a trouble finishing it even without electricity. Now try that with an ebook. I'm sure before you even finish it, your batteries had drained out. We should encourage the younger generation to appreciate books. A good book is your bestfriend at the most boring time. Remember that.

Reading books will never become old fashioned. Although many people, especially the young ones opt to browse the internet rather than lifting pages in a book, for me nothing beats reading the book because it still is more convenient. For one, you need not to plug something just to be able to read. and sometimes, what we read in the internet are not true. And there is nothing more intoxicating than the smell of each leaf of a book. its quite an experience. =)

I don't see reading books going totally out of fashion. At least until all the novels are online... I know I still read, not as much as I used to, but... I read! And, I listen to audio books in the car.

I don't think that book-reading has become old-fashioned and I myself still read many books. I find that it is a much more relaxing way of gaining knowledge or simply being entertained with some good stories where one can sit down or lie down and just relax and read the words. _Derek

i still like reading than other past times or hobbies. it still makes you more intelligent and sharp. it is a brain food for me. i still collect books.

Well, I feel that reading books will never go out of style. You will always find people who want to read and folks who love to read. Whether it is a book or an eBook. It seems that people are caught up with the computer age. Many are still reading but they are graviting toward ebooks.

Well i believe nothing can take place of anything. All take place there own. So TV or Computer never can take place of books. The people who love to read a book they will continue. And it's not old fashion it's a fashion what will be exist for forever.

Reading books become old fashioned never,i think.Today,so many people reading books,although many books are on internet.I think the books on internet and books in bookstore are the same.No matter books are on which medium,they never old fashioned.