Wazzup Pilipinas!
Books will continue to be a part of our lives despite the proliferation of e-books which can easily be accessed online over the Internet through your Internet-enabled smartphones or tablets.
The feeling of holding a book in your hands and turning the page one after another after you've read a page, anticipating the succeeding possible turn of events, and sometimes holding your breath awaiting for the next outcome - like that in reading a suspense thriller or a romantic novel, could not be replaced by an e-book.
Many are saying books will eventually disappear but I don't believe it because books still hold that precious and irreplaceable value of being a personal possession with sentimental value. Unlike tablets that will eventually be replaced by a new more powerful model almost every year, books (if well taken care of) can be your priceless most-valued possession that you can keep and proudly display among other great books in your mini-library at home.
The Manila International Book Fair (MIBF), the biggest and longest running book fair in the Philippines, has certainly gone a long way over the past three decades in bringing books a lot closer to book lovers and collectors in the country.
Ross is known as the Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas - An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Professional by profession and a Social Media Evangelist by heart.
