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The Library · · 16 min watch

Books Are Disappearing, And It's Not An Accident

A video on book durability, cultural preservation, and why older texts have often outlasted modern publishing standards.

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Why are modern books falling apart in just a few decades while much older books and manuscripts are still readable? This entry preserves the video as part of the archive’s broader concern with books, memory, and preservation.

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