Bookfest Malaysia 2011 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Jalan Ampang, KL City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur. (http://www.bookfestmalaysia.com
Bookworms, here's your chance to grab some new titles and bargains.Touted as one of the largest book fairs in the region, the annual BookFest Malaysia is back again, this time showcasing leading publishers from the UK, US, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. The fair will also feature modern and innovative stationary products for school students and working adults. For further info,visit - http://www.timeoutkl.com/books/events/Bookfest-Malaysia-2011
Sales have been good and contrary to what some may say, reading books is still a favourite past time. Some would say you could download some e-books and read at your on leisure but it still woudnt be the same..of course one could read it with the help of a e-reader or i-Pad. But nothing beats curling up on a sofa, lounge cahir, bed..with a good book, imagine doing that with the hard laptop or i-Pad..how to lie down and read at ease.
So whoever said don't buy anymore books is knocking it too far.
We should encourage reading in various forms and media. Online e-books/journals...hard cover books, magazines, ...all contribute towards a knowledgeable society. Can one really do away with books in the future? I don't know...it will be a pity..what will happen to the bookshops and libraries? I was watching the news this morning and there was a piece about Nottinghill, the Travel Bookshop closing down and there are some folks planning to keep it open. Good luck. Imagine the future existence of libraries in universities and everywhere else...I hope no matter how advanced we become, we will still keep the simple pleasures of reading in a quiet library somewhere in the picture in the future.
I enjoy a book or two every evening especially before I go to bed...I can't do without it, can you?
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