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Originally Posted by Donnageddon
Given the eventual (and sometimes rapid) obsolescence of computing hardware and software, I think it would always be important to keep paper copies of books around and safely stored. Or else books could be lost forever with all the knowledge and historical value they possess.
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that's also a good point, although i think ironically some books may end up being saved from obsolescence and disappearance by ebooks (A.A. Milne's works have all disappeared for good except for the Winnie the Pooh stories, because they weren't reprinted. we'll never get them back, now. this is precisely why Project Gutenberg is such an invaluable and brilliant initiative). as i said, i do think that paper books still have place alongside ebooks, but i wouldn't like to depend *only* on them for preserving books for the future.