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Reading Partner:

Enjoy the reading and explore more

1 Background

Although development in digital technology influences the reading habit a lot, the value

of reading books appears to be more precious. People read for different reasons,

acquiring information and knowledge or enjoying stories. Nowadays people are more

used to read on a screen with internet, as it contains so much information and provides

easy access. It is also convenient to interact with the contents by, for instance, leaving

messages to exchange thoughts and opinions. On the contrary, reading books requires a

calm mood and plenty of time. People are stressed and lack of patience in the daily life.

The weakness of reading online is obvious since information are scattered and

sometimes lack of authority; and the way to locate information distract the

concentration and contemplation which are important skills in the learning process.

Furthermore, a recent research report from Anne Mangen in Norway

indicates that

the physical manipulations we have to do with a computer while reading, not related to

the reading itself, disturb our mental appreciation. While reading a book, the physical

substance of a book and surroundings offer tranquility. I also agree with Anne’s opinion

that we understand more and better when reading on paper than when we read the

same text on a screen; we avoid navigating and the small things we don't think about,

but which subconsciously takes attention away from the reading.

As Trond Egil Toft

wrote: “The most important difference is when the text becomes

digital. Then it loses its physical dimension, which is special to the book, and the reader

loses his feeling of totality.” People who have grown up with books as the main reading

medium consider this to provide the true reading experience. People who share this

opinion upon reading experience by showing relevant photographs in Flicr.com

appreciate reading as “a basic tool in the living of a good life”, “the enlightenment of

soul”, “a barrier between me and the world, heightens, comforts and calms my emotion

depending on my need.” Books as both physical contact and spirit nourishment indeed

help readers to understand themselves better and keep a healthy life style.

1.1 People’s attitude in reading books

Fewer and fewer men read books according to the research from Survey on Living

Condition which was conducted by Statistic Sweden in 2007

Trond Egil Toft, 2008, why don’t we read so well on a screen. The Reading Centre, University of Stavanger

. In the figure 1.1, about 28%

of men aged 16-84 read books every week, 42% of them read now and then, and 30%

of them never read during year2004-2005. In figure 1.2, about 47% of women aged

16-84 read books every week, 40% of them read now and then, and 16% of them never

Trond Egil Toft, 2008, why don’t we read so well on a screen. The Reading Centre, University of Stavanger

Survey on Living Conditions: fewer and fewer men read books, Statistic Sweden, 2/7/2007,

http://www.scb.se/

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