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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by kulahan on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @01:57PM (#45201386)
Ah, from that point of view, I can agree. It’s shocking how few books I can find in my local library. Not a single one by GK Chesterton, and half a million people live in my town. Wtf?

Still, I think we should keep books as available to citizens as possible.

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by constantcrying on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @02:10PM (#45201568)
>Still, I think we should keep books as available to citizens as possible.

I agree. But it is obviously far more cost effective and useful to have that access be digital first.

Do not understand me wrong, I like physical books. But for doing research it is almost always preferable to have the books be available digitally. And students should learn to make use of that.

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