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# St Giles Hospice urges people to keep buying books
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/st-giles-hospice-urges-people-to-keep-buying-books/
- Published: 2012-03-23T10:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2012-03-20T15:19:51.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:41, News

A charity is urging people in Lichfield and Burntwood not to ditch books in favour of e-readers.

Whittington-based St Giles Hospice runs a number of bookshops across the region and believes people need to persist with the paperback.

The plea comes as figures reveal a 24 per cent drop in printed adult books in 2011.

Spokesperson Lynwen Truesdale said: “Reading a book is a much more involved experience than simply comprehending the words in front of your eyes.

“A book can be read and re-read, then passed on or donated to a St Giles Bookshop for someone else to enjoy. At our stores across the region we have an exceptional range of titles catering to lovers of fiction and non-fiction, and all at great-value prices.

“So to keep books alive, visit your local St Giles Bookstore – where buying a new thriller will also mean making a valuable contribution to the work performed by our staff and volunteers for seriously-ill local people.”

Further information is available by calling 01543 481042 or visiting [www.stgileshospice.com/shops](http://www.stgileshospice.com/shops?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).