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The digital world is ever changing and moving at lightning speed. What is truth today is fiction tomorrow as theories are proven fact or else proven false. But what defines humanity and the foundation of society is the written word.
Pulitzer Price winner George F. Will said, "We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge but on the disposition to crave knowledge."
We learn so much from our past, as history sometimes repeats itself. Antiquarian books have become collectors' items overnight as the digital age presses onward. Old books used to be deemed worthless, and are now commanding top dollar as publishers go out of business one by one. It is now more affordable to reach a market by tapping into the Internet. An eBook can cost fractions less than a paperback and can reach an audience of millions overnight through social networking sites who Twit this and bookmark that.
iPads define our next step in the digital age: consumers will quickly evolve into digital consumers who will be reading books purchased on their tablet PC instead of reading books from the bookstore. However, libraries worldwide will still keep their priceless records of the printed word in tact and these will only become more valuable, emotionally and monetarily.
Buy your rare and out of print books today to not only learn about society as it was and wanted to be, but to secure an investment in your future as books made of paper will soon be rich history.
Warren Buffett once said, "If past history was all there was to the game the richest people would be librarians." I believe past history will quickly become part of the game as the digital world can be such a metaphysical mashup of fact and fiction.