Printed books and magazines are no longer relevant for teens today? By Lim Kay Kiat

Printed books and magazines have been outdated by the technology age. They are no longer relevant to teens today as technology allows a better way of transferring information other than books and magazines. Books and magazines require a lot of work to produce and to be distributed and need a lot of space to store them. However in today’s context; teens prefer to have all these information stored in a small device called smart phones. Furthermore, it is much easier to transfer this information via smartphones as all it takes to pass this information to thousands of people is a simple click. Thus, books and magazines are no longer relevant to teens as technology has improved.

However, some people think that books and magazines still play an important role and are still relevant for teens. Books and magazines have no other functions besides being used for the transfer of information, unlike smart phones. This reduces the chances of teens getting distracted while wandering off while reading. Smart phones on the other hand have numerous uses and these act as distractions which cause teens to be unable to concentrate on reading. For example, teens often are unable to resist the temptation of games. Thus, a book or magazine is still required to help inculcate the habit of reading. if the teen reading the book or magazine does not want to get distracted by all these other functions of a smart phone. So, magazines and books are still relevant for teens today.