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surrealAmerican

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9. Can't argue with that...

Reply to frazzled (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 07:52 PM

Apr 2014

... but it's also markedly decreased things like the number of reference books people own. When's the last time you or someone you know bought an atlas or an encyclopedia? These were once commonplace, even in poor people's houses.

A lot of books that cost money also aren't worth reading, and there are enough free ebooks that are worth reading to keep a person busy for years.

Cost is not a great determinant of quality.

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But note expenditures on reading down in both quintiles ... frazzled Apr 2014 #1

Libraries for the poor and computerized gadgets for the rich Warpy Apr 2014 #2

Believe it or not, we had libraries in the 80s frazzled Apr 2014 #3

It is just a perception thing but exboyfil Apr 2014 #4

I found some old paperbacks from the 60s I had ... frazzled Apr 2014 #5

I guess I'm with the means Warpy Apr 2014 #6

That shows the effects of the Internet. surrealAmerican Apr 2014 #7

Ehhh ... frazzled Apr 2014 #8

Can't argue with that... surrealAmerican Apr 2014 #9