Is the Internet Killing the Reading Habit?

The Internet is often cited along with the TV as a means, which occurred reading habit, especially among young people by keeping them glued to the TV, PC /, while it should be read in a book. Although the habit of reading has been declining in recent years more, it can not be right to attribute the Internet only. It would be more realistic to consider a variety of reasons, such as high pressure on time, due to fast lifestyle, and changing priorities, and so on that have had a negative impact on reading habits. Again, it would be unfair to put the Internet on the same platform as the television, because the latter is primarily a means of fun and entertainment, while the Internet is a rich source of information and knowledge. According to available research data on reading patterns, which may account for the Internet because it maintained the habit of reading in life and increase the volume of reading among young people in middle age and fast paced.

The Internet has changed the pattern of just reading a book to read on the Internet. Today it is possible to harvest a wide range of information on the Internet in a short period of time, using powerful search engines, an effort that would have taken months and several visits to the library to get a contract. Search engines which gather news from various sources to collect and provide important information and knowledge with the browser by clicking the mouse. Can be measured by evidence of popularity of the Internet by increasing the newspapers on the Internet bring to the decline in newspaper circulation worldwide. In a quick and found it more convenient for readers to read news from their laptops while waiting in an airport lounge or hotel, rather than from the comfort of their seats.

In a scenario that we now requires trust that if someone has not been read on a computer screen, then chances are he would not read at all. Because of these facts can hardly conclude that helped, in fact, contrary to critics on the Internet to promote a reading habit in convenience and fast speed.