Re:How libraries decide which books to keep
by ars on Friday May 16, 2014 @02:53PM
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They are tossed specifically because no one wants them - you can't even give them away.
There's value in preserving things, but some books are really really bad. I call those "Write only" books. You'll find tons of them if you browse the stack of any random library. It always makes me wonder about the author - does he realize no one at all will read his book?
There's value in preserving things, but some books are really really bad. I call those "Write only" books. You'll find tons of them if you browse the stack of any random library. It always makes me wonder about the author - does he realize no one at all will read his book?