I personally am in two minds about putting all books ever made online. In the short-run, I think it would be lovely to have easy access like that. However, in the long-run, I would hate for printed books to go away. I LOVE books. I love bookstores. I don't want these to become obsolete! I remember reading a short story in elementary school about a society where books no longer existed- stories were flashed across a computer screen and never re-read. Someone discovered a "book," and people were flabbergasted at the concept of a physical book that could be reread and the like. This seems like it could lead to an eerily similar situation, which I don't approve of.
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That was an interesting article, Elena. I'm a big fan of printed books and just browsing for a few hours in the bookstore. I don't see how staring at a computer screen could replace that.
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