It is a rare sight to see Malaysians reading books in public places like train stations,airport or in cafes.Some still read newspapers inside kopitiams but more and more prefer to see on their smart phones-Facebook, News, whatsapp, telegram, twitter etc.Even in the mosques,some people read Quran from their smart phones.
Internet and smart phone apps had made many changes on the ways we get and read information,news,articles ,notes etc.What is more important is more and more people are reading.
What they read is another matter.Let us not be prejudiced about what they read online because we are reading real books.The young people may be reading better stuff than we do.If we have good contents for our young people to read,convert them online and make them more interesting to read.
All of us young and old must embrace disruptive technologies and use them to our advantages.
Personally,I still like paper books.Old habit die hard.
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