06/05/2023
Whoever gets a book is benefitted. If he reads the book he is benefitted still more, or if he gives the book to someone else for reading, both he and the other person is benefitted. Even if one does not read the book but simply holds it and sees it, he is benefitted.
Source: His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Letter to: German Disciples
Bombay
May 6, 1977
https://prabhupadabooks.com/letters/bombay_may/december/06/1977/german_disciples