[Richard Axtell]

Books are published in editions. A finite number are printed, then they stop. Most of the books in any given library are "out of print", yet often invaluable as parts of the collected knowledge of Western Civilization. Used book stores are wonderful, but if you are looking for specific information, knowledge or titles, you will more reliably find such books in a well run public library. This is the nature of the recording of human knowledge.

Someday soon, we may see the total digitization and on-line availability of most important works, which may well protect them for the future, every read "Fahrenheit 451"? No, not Michael Moore, but Ray Bradbury.

[latina4dubya]

every read "Fahrenheit 451"?

i just listened to this on audio cassette a couple of months ago... it was good... and eerie in its foreseeing the future... i might buy it because there are several passages that i want to have on hand... especially where the girl neighbor is describing public schools and "socialization." as a homeschooler, that passage spoke to me...