Technology facilitating readers

Ekushey book fair is an integral part of our culture and language movement. Every year, many book-lovers wait for the month of February to visit the fair to browse and buy books.

Reading books is a great way for entertainment and enlightenment. We should encourage people to read books and expand their mental horizon. A good book makes our life interesting and entertaining. Books help us see life in a new light and prospect.

For book lovers, these days there are many apps like blinkist. In just four minutes, the app allows readers to read the summaries of books. This enables readers to get a glimpse of a new book every day. This is a pleasant experience. If the reader likes the gist of any book, they can make plans to read the entire book later. There are two versions of the app-- one is free and another is premium for which one needs to subscribe. Such book apps can help readers read a shorter version of a book in about 15 minutes.

In the 15 minute book summary, a group of people for the app pull out the key insights for a book and explains them in easy language. Through free version, readers can read the summary of one book daily.

Worldwide, millions of readers are subscribing to such apps. These are also helping in the creation of new readers

Ameruzzaman Khan

Mirpur, Dhaka