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Every year, when there's a new set of hurricanes, killer tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, or wildfires, I think about the books being lost. Plus even the every day smaller disasters that just hit single households.
And then there are illustrated titles, where people literally cut them up and sell the illustrations for people to use as decor on eBay. I can think of a limited edition non-fiction title I own that is becoming more scarce because of this sad practice! Author died 1940, illustrator 1958, so if I live long enough, maybe MobileRead gets it. And published 1930, so not too long to be PD in the USA as well. But I'm not young...
Print, while it certainly can last a long time, is still very, very vulnerable.
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