The initiative is designed to “keep people, especially children, away from unwanted screen time and protect everyone from ‘the dark side of the web’.
Per the GulfNews report, “Three Indian expat women have come together to launch what they say is the UAE’s first online library that rents physical books.”
Aparna Hariharan, Supraja Ramakumar and Archana Rajesh Kumar said they founded ‘Pick2Read,’ an e-commerce library, as a digital detox initiative that offers delivery and pick up options.
Digital detox?
Apparently the initiative is designed to “keep people, especially children, away from unwanted screen time and protect everyone from ‘the dark side of the web’.
Okay, and how exactly does an e-commerce library work except by lighting up that screen?
I love the idea of an online lending library, but the rationale doesn’t appear to have been fully thought through.
But still, I wish them every success. Anything that gets more books in front of readers has my vote.
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