E. Nolue Emenanjo

E. Nolue Emenanjo (born Emmanuel Nwanolue Emenanjo; 21 April 1943 – 2 September 2016) was a Nigerian academic scholar, professor, writer and critic who is regarded as a central figure of Igbo literature. Quotes “Nigeria is a chronically book less country and most Nigerians are great lovers, great buyers, avid readers, nor fanatical users of books. Indeed, Nigeria is not a book friendly country.” Despite the importance of books, the number of graduates produced by the various universities and the volume of books produced in the country every year, statistics available has revealed that Nigeria, the most populous country in black Africa is not a book friendly country. “The greatest competitor to the book is the internet with its multiplicity of sub-media. Given its poorer of resilience, relevance and immortality, the book has developed its sub-medium, the e-book for those who have the know-how to access and use it, and the audio book. “revolutionary and far-reading as the e-book, and, in fact, the entire social media have become, as avenues for information and entertainment, they can never replace the hard/ conventional book. All that one needs to use the hard book in most climes is sunlight/daylight. Not so for the e-book and (some of) the engines of ICT and of the social media which relief on electricity.”