A recent survey by the Thai Publishers and Booksellers Association found that 88 percent of Thai people read and spend an average of 37 minutes a day reading.
According to the Bangkok Post, unsurprisingly, the internet is where Thais do most of their reading, as almost half of Thailand’s population now uses smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Technology has changed people’s reading habits, and the National Library of Thailand (NLT) recently launched a project called the National Digital Library, or D-library, and opened a new library building to improve the service quality and ensure readers' comfort.
NLT director Kanok-on Sakdadate said: "We only had around 10,000 visitors per month last year and we want to increase these numbers as well as inspire more people to keep reading and coming to our library.”
“We therefore decided that we needed to transform our library into a space where people can spend time on a variety of activities," he said according to the German news agency.
