In this high tech advanced world that we live in now, it appears many may have forgotten books, or at least lost touch with them for entertainment. We have television with multitudes of channels and devices that allow you to record programs and view them whenever you want so you can basically have an unlimited supply of entertainment to view.

In a generation where virtually every household has a computer with an internet connection, we can email, visit chat rooms and more. There are chat rooms and websites on every topic you can think of. So where does that leave books in our lives?

What role do books play in your everyday life? Are they dust-collectors on a library shelf? Do you pull them down when you need to look for something or to find the definition of unfamiliar text?

Unfortunately, books may have become less popular over the years. We now have magazines and newspapers to read so some people still get their daily reading. But many people don~t read much more than that or the TV Guide.

Books come in many different forms. We have paperback and hardcover and we have fiction and nonfiction. Some books are meant to be reference materials. Some books are meant to tell a story. When a person writes the story of their own life it is called an autobiography. A book written about someone else's life is a biography.

Books are written about famous places in the world- and not so famous places in the world. There are books about presidents and governors and everyday people. There are books about diseases and conditions and even self help books teaching you how to

Then we have the world of fiction. Fiction books are made up, make-believe, tales, stories from the mind of the writer. Some fiction books are pretty far-fetched. Some books are based on some fact. Some are so close to the truth with just a few details enhanced or exaggerated to make it more interesting.

With the rise of technology, book expenses have risen also. Unfortunately, this only damages reading more. There are several options for those wanting to have their enjoyment of books. One format is electronic, or e-books. E-books can be purchased online and downloaded instantly like a computer program. They can then be read right on the computer screen. Another option is book trade-outs and used book stores. Even national airports are becoming involved in book trade-outs. You can buy a book, read it on your flight, then return it at your destination airport and get part of your cash back. Someone else can then obtain that "used" book for a lower price and the book cycle goes on.

In this technological world, we still need to remember that none of it would be possible without the printed word.

The author has been a life long reader. She is involved with many reading programs, and enjoys sharing her knowledge of books and reading with other people.

She currently "reads" books that are translated into audio books for people who are visually challeged.

Sophie Ann Rosario is passionate about books and is the webmaster of Find Z Book

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