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Originally Posted by Fiat_Lux
With hard copy books, one can find the Big Yellow Book that is on the third shelf of the fourth bookcase, even if one doesn't know what the name of the book is. With eBooks, if you don't remember the name, or author, you have to wade through screens of books, to find it.
However, if the digital library is cataloged, with complete, accurate metadata, it can be much faster to locate books on a specific subject, than with a hard copy library.
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Assuming one still has shelf space. A lot of my books are in boxes in the closet, underneath the bed, etc...