Books have been a great source of information and entertainment since ages. However, in recent times, books are thought to be losing their importance. I agree with this view and in this essay I will explain how the availability of information on the internet and the aggressive growth of visual media have threatened the very existence of printed books.
To begin with, thanks to the advent of the internet, all the information is now available at the click of a button. For example, if we need information on a particular topic, we only have to Google it and it is available for free. Thus people tend to search information online rather than spending money on books which are often expensive. Also, finding information from a book often takes a lot of time. Hence it is evident that the popularity of books is decreasing.
Additionally, there has been a dramatic growth in the popularity and reach of visual media which provide different types of entertainment. For instance, people these days switch on their television during their free time. They no longer read a book to relax their mind. The internet also provides a lot of entertainment material and even smart phones have access to the internet these days. Therefore, the demand for books as a source of entertainment has reduced considerably.
In conclusion, I would say that though books are a great source of information and entertainment, people, nowadays, have access to alternative means of entertainment and faster and more convenient sources of information. Consequently, books are losing their readers. 
 Books
 have been a great  
source
 of  
information
 and entertainment since ages.  
However
, in recent times,  
books
 are  
thought
 to be losing their importance. I  
agree
 with this view and in this essay I will  
explain
 how the availability of  
information
 on the internet and the aggressive growth of visual media have threatened the  
very
 existence of printed books.
To  
begin
 with, thanks to the advent of the internet, all the  
information
 is  
now
 available at the click of a button.  
For example
, if we need  
information
 on a particular topic, we  
only
  have to
 Google  
it and
 it is available for free.  
Thus
  people
 tend to search  
information
 online  
rather
 than spending money on  
books
 which are  
often
 expensive.  
Also
, finding  
information
 from a  
book
  often
 takes  
a lot of
 time.  
Hence
 it is evident that the popularity of  
books
 is decreasing. 
Additionally
, there has been a dramatic growth in the popularity and reach of visual media which provide  
different
 types of entertainment.  
For instance
,  
people
 these days switch on their television during their free time. They no longer read a  
book
 to relax their mind. The internet  
also
 provides  
a lot of
 entertainment material and even  
smart phones
 have access to the internet these days.  
Therefore
, the demand for  
books
 as a  
source
 of entertainment has  
reduced
  considerably
. 
In conclusion
, I would say that though  
books
 are a great  
source
 of  
information
 and entertainment,  
people
, nowadays, have access to alternative means of entertainment and faster and more convenient  
sources
 of  
information
.  
Consequently
,  
books
 are losing their readers.