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Originally Posted by akira28
I hear ya. Had a few of those myself. But if it's a good book I have replaced it with a hardback or cloth version, one with acid free paper. I almost never buy mass market paperbacks. Many times I usually get ebooks as backup copies to ones I already own.
I recently visited Washington D.C. and saw Jefferson's Library. Amazing. I love old books.  |
yes, i can understand that, although i don't personally have the space or the money to do that. but the point is, if you want a book to last more than 30 years, special care must be taken, starting with the choice of paper and binding (and a lot of paperbacks are not made to last, at all), and then you must be careful to store it appropriately where it won't be damaged by humidity (mold) or excessively dry air (disintegration)... often i think people don't take that into account when they say a paper book can last hundreds of years. i wish it were that simple !