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That's a staggering number a day to be digitizing, wonder how much their cost expenditures are (esp. considering when they get into scanning really old books that have to be delicately handled)? Now let's just hope that the "books unbound" remain that way and will be updated to new formats as they evolve; i.e., don't get stuck in a format that's unusable/inaccessible in the future.
There are quite a few issues I can think of off the top of my head that will keep books in print long after new formats emerge/evolve, what would be nice is if they printed a set number of "master" copies of a given book on some highly rugged or nigh-indestructable medium that would ensure it will be around for generations to come. I mention this because I'm a mild book collector and I've quite a few in my library that it wouldn't be feasible to leave out for the young 'uns to play with. It would be a shame to see a work disappear due to aging... and back to the thread, Google will at least keep most of this accessible to people with online access and the right credentials.
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