{"id":7128,"date":"2013-07-08T01:30:22","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T05:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=7128"},"modified":"2013-07-07T22:23:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T02:23:27","slug":"will-nigerians-read-books-on-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/will-nigerians-read-books-on-mobile-phones.html","title":{"rendered":"Will Nigerians Read Books On Mobile Phones?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Okada-Books.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7131\" alt=\"Okada Books\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Okada-Books-300x205.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Okada-Books-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Okada-Books.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is a sponsored content from Okadabooks. Please read and respond: would you read books on mobile phones?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><div>The reading culture of Nigerians has been on a steady decline for some time now. The decline can be attributed to many factors from a tough economy to a general lack of reading interest in the younger generation. Some have even gone as far as blaming the poor reading culture on mobile devices.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>Now there is a new app called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.okadabooks\" target=\"_blank\">okadabooks<\/a>\u00a0that is putting Nigerian books on mobile phones in a bid to get people to read on phones. The app has a diverse collection of books from Nigerian authors and even past WAEC\/JAMB questions with answers.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div>This all sounds like a good idea, but the question is will Nigerians actually read and buy books on their phone and will students actually study with their phones. Check out the app <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.okadabooks\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and let us know what you think about it and the Nigerian reading culture in general.<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a sponsored content from Okadabooks. Please read and respond: would you read books on mobile phones? The reading culture of Nigerians has been on a steady decline for some time now. 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