no to book fest

i like books. i like reading. in fact, i think it is a more meaningful activity than playing my cafe world or going online. and for me, the best activity to do before i sleep is reading a chapter or two of a book.

now, do i like going to book exhibition or book fest? that is another answer.

i hate going to book fair. i hate book fest that charges admission fee. i hate book fest that pledges to donate certain percentage of our purchase in the name of charity. in the end, it will be them donating our money and they will be the one getting all the credits.

i don't understand why they need to charge us admission fee. they are going to make lots of profit from the booming sale during the book fest period, so why do they need to milk our money. ok so the admission fee is only rm2.50, but i still refuse to pay for it because the organizer is already making a profit selling the book in the fair. why do they want to charge us extra?

will there be people out there who are put off by the admission charge like me? if there are, then too bad. there will be less people drawn to books.

to encourage the reading habit, they should make the event a free-for-all and gain as much publicity and visits as possible.

i guess in the end, the organiser is only interested in making profit and not instill the love of reading in all.

so if you tell me there is going to be a book fest in kl convention centre starting from 27 this month, i will answer, 'so what?'
i am not going.

why do i want to pay rm2.50? i can always take my own sweet time browsing in bookstores when i am free and not be stuck in traffic or being squashed in a big exhibition hall.

i am saying 'no' to book fest but 'aye' to books and reading!