Justice Department Threatens Lawsuits, Alleging Collusion Over E-Book Pricing

[Paul Mackin]

On 3/9/2012 12:21 PM, Dave Monroe wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Paul Mackin<mackin.paul at verizon.net>  wrote:
>
>> I'm totally in sync with Bekah on this.
>>
>> Having books around that have almost no chance of ever being picked up again
>> doesn't make sense.
>>
>> The day of personal libraries that have to be dusted is over.
>
> Don't read 'em and weep.
>
> Remember the Alexandria.
>


I remember the Alexandria Quartet. I had read all four by 1960 and they 
remain unopened for fifty years, four black ones and one red.

But seriously, yes, catastrophe could strike. The successive fires to 
the Great Library  made the Dark Ages darker.

But never send to know for whom the clock is ticking; it ticks for 
digital and printed books alike.

P