One of the reasons I had amassed a pretty hefty collection of dtbooks was for reference. But with the internet I just don't need reference books all that much. And even where I don't use the internet so much, there are still alternatives to print books. For example, I used to have several copies of a large French/English dictionary. Now, if I need to look up a word or phrase, I could try online, but I also have an excellent dictionary on CD.
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