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Re:Garbage collectors open a library with abandoned books by trentmb on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @09:42AM (#16265605)
One of the first things I do when checking out a book from my library is look for an ebook version.

If I can't find one, I use my flatbed scanner over the course of a week to make one and throw it up on the internet.

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Re:Garbage collectors open a library with abandoned books by nannePOPI on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @09:53AM (#16265704)
you are doing what libraries should be doing, especially for books they intend to throw out.

I mean, the US government has warehouses of data with the most inane things about people and then they can't manage to store books before throwing the physical copy out.

Damn.

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Re:Garbage collectors open a library with abandoned books by minikites on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @09:59AM (#16265753)
Who would fund this ongoing process?
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Re:Garbage collectors open a library with abandoned books by beobab on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @03:25AM (#16272367)
Well, Google tried a while back, but got shut down over legal issues, if I recall correctly.
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