This April 23 we celebrate the Day of the book. A literary day that highlights the importance of letters for the human heart. Reading is the great forgotten for many readers who have been neglecting this habit by giving greater prominence to other forms of entertainment. However, there are experiences that are indescribable for any reader.
For example, smelling the pages of a new book. Or on the contrary, observe the history that permeates a second-hand work. What are the benefits of reading paper books?
Benefits of reading on paper
1. In a society where so many things change thanks to technology, the habit of passing the book pages connects you to a childhood learning that remains.
2. You can hug the book feeling a kind of emotional energy in this gesture when that work has meant so much to you.
3. You can turn this book into the best gift when you share it with friends who you want to recommend this story to. Your favorite books can also have a special corner in your house, in a personal library that contains the books of your life.
4. The experience of entering a bookstore, consult the catalog and taking ideas is a happy experience for any reader who views the covers of the works from the shop window with curiosity.
5. Around the book culture you can live other experiences. For example, create a bookmark collection.
6. You can read wherever you are. Without being conditioned by the need to have an internet connection. For this reason, books help you discover that you will never feel lonely thanks to good stories.
7. Do you know the librotherapy? It is the pleasant medicine that books hide thanks to its therapeutic power. For example, you can choose a happy story to lift your mood in a moment of sadness. Books are healing because they offer companionship.
8. You can also receive a Copy signed by the author if you go to the presentation of the novel. But also, combining the paper book with new technologies is a real possibility. This is shown, for example, by the fact that you can be informed of the news of your favorite authors through their social networks.
9. Going to the library is a way of socializing around the book in a context that inspires culture.
10. The paper texture thanks to this type of support it is also one of the readers' favorites.
Happy book day
El Day of the book it is a day of celebration around the book. A date to choose new readings. Or make a literary gift to a friend or family member. What it is about is discovering the infinite universe of possibilities that accompanies that pleasant experience of reading more and better: more self-esteem, better command of language, development of emotional intelligence, communication skills and development of perseverance. But in addition, around the choice of a book you also develop the self-knowledge of knowing what works you really like.
But you also put decision-making into practice. As shown by the gesture of humility to close a book that you do not like without reaching its end.