” Books will be unscathed.”
Perhaps you have not heard of the major programs to archive books to digital media before they fall apart and cannot be saved.
No I haven't heard of those programs. I am certain that not all books will be scanned. I am also absolutely sure that scanned books will not always preserve the quality of a book's content. Have you ever seen first generation books of photographs of Gemini/Apollo orbital operations or those taken on the moon? Scanned images do not come even close to the quality of that material. Most scanned books are of terrible quality compared to the books themselves.
But, if digital only floats your boat, enjoy that little boat of yours.
EOT