Are Books the Best Source of Information Out There?

This is me trying to explain that there are a variety of different sources of information, and that anyone has the potential to learn.

Are Books The Best Source Of Information Out There?

    "Are you a nerd? Yep. Do you read a lot of books? Nope. I'm not that of a bookworm. I guess you're not a nerd, then." I do have this conversation quite often. Why do people think that nerds read so much books? I mean: most nerds do read a lot of books, but not all nerds do. Am I against reading? Not at all. But I look at books from a different perspective. Are books useful? More useful than you think. Like: how long does it take a writer to write a book? A year? Two? Three? It takes A LOT of time. Now, think about this: you read a book about politics. It took the writer two years to do research and write the book. It took you a month to read that book. Now, you just consumed the acquaintance the writer developed during two years. Even though the book was about politics, I bet the book had some vocabulary you read for the first time, and you (hopefully) must've learned some new words. But, on the other hand, the book could've been biased. The writer may've quoted some sayings, followed by his own thoughts to persuade the readers that his point of view is veracious. Or, they may've written information that you weren't willing to know, or focused less on (in your opinion) more important information, that you need the most. Some books even include a lot of excessive description, which makes finding the main ideas harder, and makes the book long, and uninteresting. And I personally think that books may not be practical for due-date research papers; the writer may not include all the information you need, all in the same book, which would make you read several books, and I think it's tiring and unpractical.

    A way that is, in my opinion, more practical for gaining knowledge or finding information is the internet. The internet provides short, summarized articles that could be more practical for research papers. And, another thing that extremely increased my general knowledge was that, I used to think of weird questions, and run to my laptop and "Google" my question. I easily find the answers online, and read short articles that had accurate answers without too much explanation, which I do not like. When I find myself interested in a specific topic, I do my own research and read the specific pieces of information I want to know. Plus, the internet inspires me to discover new questions, and do more research (and become nerdier). But, the internet isn't always the best source of trustworthy information. Like: anyone could create a website and write false information or rumors. And, unfortunately, if you "Google" really weird questions like I do, then, I guess you probably won't find an answer. In general, I think the internet is more specific, and slightly more practical than books, but not as trustworthy.

    After all, books may be richer in information than the internet. But, the internet is more specific and summarized than books, which I prefer, but at the end, whatever you think is suitable for you, just read it.                               

Author's Note

I would like to know what you think of my essay in the review section :D

Reviews

[LKBillips]

While the internet has broaden a lot of horizons, it is also true that not all the information is valid. Also, articles from news venues can be quite bias as well. Truth is found through experience. Find stories of people's real life experience and perchance you find more knowledge you were searching for in the first place. Sometimes books are just the combination off all the little piece of information you chanced upon on the internet already put into a nice bundle. I think also books aren't just for nerds or scholars as I like that term better. :) Reading is for enjoyment not just knowledge. Poetry for example, isn't really about what you can learn by facts, but what you can learn by feeling. I enjoyed your thoughts.

[Jana Omar]

Thank you! Well, I agree greatly with you. I appreciate your positive review ;D