One of the most demanding investments we make in our college years is in college books. When I was in school, both in undergraduate and graduate school, though I was an English Lit major, my books were from 100 to 500 dollars a semester.

With TV, music, video games, and the Internet, it is no wonder why less and less people find time to read. More often than not, reading comes as a chore and the pleasures people once took in sitting down with a good book or article have all but been lost on most.

The fascination of antique books is everlasting. To be at the authors side as he penned his great "manifesto" or novel is a persistent thought which drives me to learn more about this wonderful piece of history.

In this day and age the neighborhood book store has been pushed to the back burner. It is hard to compete with the other places that sell books. There are so many places to get books. There are big book superstores that can offer discounts and other specials to draw customers in.

Reading stimulates imagination and creativity, and that's why I love reading to my son. He absolutely loves the voices that I create to accompany each character and the descriptions that pour from the pages and out of my mouth.

The mystery genre continues to grow. Thanks to mystery junkies like myself who recommend great mysteries to the unknowing and innocent readers in the world, mystery books will remain a solid genre for decades to come.

In spite of the great popularity of CDs, many people still prefer audio cassettes above CD's, especially when it comes to listening to audio books.

Who would have ever believed that not only would we could save the environment by cutting less trees that are used for making hardcover and paperback books, we would also be able to "listen" to our books instead of "reading" them.

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