Do you think that due to all the media (TV, internet etc.) books have lost their value? Or do books still have their proper value?

I think books still have a lot of value, its just that other forms are more publicized and followed. Some people (I wonder who, Ahmed) seem to prefer shortcuts like guide books for the books rather than reading them....others might as well enjoy listening to them....thus the book factor is still there, it's just on a different medium than paper

books are only valuable to those who take the time to learn from them,and seeing as many people in today world are idiots i would not be surprised that they are no longer valuable

preid1220 wrote:

books are only valuable to those who take the time to learn from them,and seeing as many people in today world are idiots i would not be surprised that they are no longer valuable

There are some books that don't teach you anything (fiction).
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Hassan, the debate isn't about what you are talking about . The debate is did the value of getting a book in your hand and reading it lose it's value?

I get that. All i said was that other factors provide options to not get the actual book in your hand and give you a way out from reading them.

Ahmed IV wrote:

preid1220 wrote:

books are only valuable to those who take the time to learn from them,and seeing as many people in today world are idiots i would not be surprised that they are no longer valuable

There are some books that don't teach you anything (fiction).
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Hassan, the debate isn't about what you are talking about . The debate is did the value of getting a book in your hand and reading it lose it's value?

even in fiction we can find answers because the author allays puts a part of them self into the book, in sense if you look hard you can see into there very souls

I believe books lost their value. Why would you need to ever open a book when you have the internet?

Because you don't wanna be a dumbshit like Bush

Fang wrote:

Because you don't wanna be a dumbshit like Bush

But the internet has all your answers. For example, why would you need to open a book to find Nigeria's capital for example when you could just do:

1-google.com
2-Type "Nigeria"
3-Read first sentence in Wiki article

and we're allowed to say shit on this forum?

Ahmed IV wrote:

Fang wrote:

Because you don't wanna be a dumbshit like Bush

But the internet has all your answers. For example, why would you need to open a book to find Nigeria's capital for example when you could just do:

1-google.com
2-Type "Nigeria"
3-Read first sentence in Wiki article

you dont need to and the internet is definitely a grand resource but once man dies the entire collective of human kind will be lost forever

preid1220 wrote:

Ahmed IV wrote:

Fang wrote:

Because you don't wanna be a dumbshit like Bush

But the internet has all your answers. For example, why would you need to open a book to find Nigeria's capital for example when you could just do:

1-google.com
2-Type "Nigeria"
3-Read first sentence in Wiki article

you dont need to and the internet is definitely a grand resource but once man dies the entire collective of human kind will be lost forever

what the hell are you talking about?

Sayfullah wrote:

preid1220 wrote:

Ahmed IV wrote:

Fang wrote:

Because you don't wanna be a dumbshit like Bush

But the internet has all your answers. For example, why would you need to open a book to find Nigeria's capital for example when you could just do:

1-google.com
2-Type "Nigeria"
3-Read first sentence in Wiki article

you dont need to and the internet is definitely a grand resource but once man dies the entire collective of human kind will be lost forever

what the hell are you talking about?

sorry meant to say the entire collective knowledge of man kind will be lost, books have an uncanny ability to survive longer than computer files

Sayfullah wrote:

and we're allowed to say shit on this forum?

Only when talking about bush. Otherwise you get warned.

preid1220 wrote:

Sayfullah wrote:

preid1220 wrote:

Ahmed IV wrote:

Fang wrote:

Because you don't wanna be a dumbshit like Bush

But the internet has all your answers. For example, why would you need to open a book to find Nigeria's capital for example when you could just do:

1-google.com
2-Type "Nigeria"
3-Read first sentence in Wiki article

you dont need to and the internet is definitely a grand resource but once man dies the entire collective of human kind will be lost forever

what the hell are you talking about?

sorry meant to say the entire collective knowledge of man kind will be lost, books have an uncanny ability to survive longer than computer files

I think that internet in terms of security is safe-There are always backups.

I don't think so. I think the book lost their value because teacher keep changing the new version of the book. I can't sell my used book back due to that.

IRezev wrote:

I don't think so. I think the book lost their value because teacher keep changing the new version of the book. I can't sell my used book back due to that.

lol such a literal interpretation of in a metaphorical fight

well it depends on what kind of book. if its those boring big ones then not really if its exciting then maybe.