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Katsunami · 02-15-2013, 01:52 PM

I do not agree with this author.

Maybe a library is no longer really needed for novels, because they have become dirt-cheap nowadays (especially in the used book market), or some are even for free on e-readers. I never loaned "normal" books, because of this; I can easily pay for each book I want. Buying new I've often got books for under €5, and used I've paid as little as €0.10.

However, there would be NO WAY for me to have bought every reference book I've used in a library. It just can't be done. During my school / college period, I would needed to buy hundreds and hundreds of books, some to find only one or two reference in. The internet is (still) not a replacement for these books. Most people, schools and universities don't accept references to webpages (yet), as anybody can get anything onto the internet.

02-15-2013, 01:52 PM	#10
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I do not agree with this author. Maybe a library is no longer really needed for novels, because they have become dirt-cheap nowadays (especially in the used book market), or some are even for free on e-readers. I never loaned "normal" books, because of this; I can easily pay for each book I want. Buying new I've often got books for under €5, and used I've paid as little as €0.10. However, there would be NO WAY for me to have bought every reference book I've used in a library. It just can't be done. During my school / college period, I would needed to buy hundreds and hundreds of books, some to find only one or two reference in. The internet is (still) not a replacement for these books. Most people, schools and universities don't accept references to webpages (yet), as anybody can get anything onto the internet. Last edited by Katsunami; 02-15-2013 at 01:56 PM.