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I'm guessing that this guy is one of the (unfortunately) many people who rarely reads. Otherwise he would a) know what a library does, b) realize the issues involved in digital readers and digital lending (uh, legally, right now you CAN'T lend the same copy of an e-book out multiple times at once, hello, DRM?) and why even those people who could afford an e-book reader might not want one yet, and c) realize that you cannot support a heavy reading habit on even a good salary, particularly if you're paying e-book prices and not buying them used. I grew up in the country, in a poor family. The library practically saved my life because I could read as much as I wanted for free. And use the computers, because I didn't own one until I went off for college (where, guess what, I still used the library!). There were no bookstores in my town, no internet cafes. There still aren't. Libraries aren't quaint, you pretentious hipster, they're vital. Try stepping foot in one sometime and talking to the people there, and maybe you'd realize that.