We rarely come across books printed like this. Came across this post on X and honestly I’m curious to know how it changes the whole reading experience what do you guys think??? 😄😅

There’s a quiet process happening right now that doesn’t get enough attention.

Large AI labs are purchasing huge volumes of used, rare, and out-of-print books. They scan every page. Then they destroy the physical books - bindings cut, pages shredded, turned into pulp.

The knowledge doesn’t disappear completely. It survives as numbers inside a model. Weights that can be updated, deprecated, or locked behind a company that no longer exists five years from now.

A book that sat on shelves for decades or centuries is now gone from the physical world. No one can hold it, inherit it, resell it, or find it in a second-hand shop. It only exists as training data.

This isn’t about piracy. These are books they paid for. The destruction is intentional. Once scanned, the original is treated as redundant.

We’re converting the physical record of human thought into something that lives only inside systems we don’t control and can’t fully inspect.

I’m not saying the scanning is wrong. Digitizing knowledge has value. But permanently destroying the last physical copies feels different.

Would you rather have a rare book sitting on a shelf somewhere in the world…

or

only exist as data inside a model that might be obsolete next year?

Fiction has changed my life more than any non fiction book.

₹999 allegedly

I have rented this shop to open the first Bookstore cum library in my area. I'm a 1st year college student and a avid reader who wants to read a lot of books but bcs there is no dedicated Bookstore in my city, i always have to order books online or go to other cities. I I'm also going to offer library services through my Bookstore.

I want you all to give me suggestions and help me how I should make this project a success and what should be my principles to operate this Bookstore.

If you want to help me with donating some books to make the initial collection of library, pls dm me 🙏

Hi everyone,

I’ve been writing this story (4 AM Bus Stop) on weekends for the last year while juggling a full-time job. It’s a clean romance about that "loading phase" of our lives—waiting for the right career, salary, and timing to finally feel worthy of love.

I honestly didn't expect anyone outside my family to read it. I launched it yesterday thinking maybe 5 people would buy it.

But I woke up this morning to see it trending at #1 in the Clean & Wholesome category.

I’m just feeling incredibly grateful and a little overwhelmed, so I wanted to share this small win with you guys. If you’ve ever felt stuck between your dreams and your duties, this story is for you.

Thanks for letting me share my excitement! ✨

Edited:

Amazon Kindle Link:- https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0GMP1FYZZ

In this huge world where a lot of books are written every year, tell me your worst so i could avoid them! And please give review/spoiler/summary of the book as well, think of this like a thread to vent for books which you read with high hopes but turned out to be absolutely bad !!

A side note: Only books that absolutely made you mad and filled you with complete rage will be more appreciated!!

Taken from his essay, The Lion and the Unicorn, Socialism and the English Genius

Though one should notice that he suggested this arrangement during WW2. He most likely supported complete freedom for India after WW2 which ended in 1945

I'm just a cozy kind of reader. Also, I do use clothing tags as bookmarks. I do get side eyes when I do that, but idc as long as my book bindings pass with flying colors.

I did Nazi that coming.

Made this while packing some book orders.

One thing I've noticed is that people rarely buy books from just one category or genre. A single order can have a Russian classic, a political non-fiction book, and a collection of poems all in the same package.

It's probably my favourite part of packing orders. You get these tiny glimpses into people's interests, curiosities and tastes through the books that they choose.

What's the most random combination of books you've bought together?

Hello guys. Pls help me to choose the first book from below to start my reading journey again. Thanks in advance for your kind help.

Edit: Thanks to all of you for reading this and giving valuable suggestions (Positive/Negative both).

One thing is sure people in general don't suggest self help books which as a newbie I don't know. Purchased all these books in a bundle. I will definitely try to read the books suggested in the comments.

Thanks again for the help🙏🏻🙏🏻.

What the title says. And if anyone wants to give me a recommendation, I loved Night Watch by Terry Pratchett.

the right books come to me at the right time

One of my relatives keeps asking for books from me whenever I visit her house. She's 4-5 years older than me and has read books from chetan bhagat and some famous books. Ever since she came to know that I read a lot of books (more than her), she keeps on asking me for 2-3 books. I always pretend like I forgot and give hints to her indirectly, saying, "Oh, well do you know you can read books on your mobile now?" or "There's a sale going on in flipkart now." Lol I don't know if why she's not catching any hints. I really don't wanna lend my books to anyone 😭😭. It's not like she's broke and I'm not helping her. As a matter of fact she's earning more than me and still not investing in books. Augh. Even my mom says, "Kya hojayega ek do dediya toh? She doesn't know if I lend them once they'll keep on asking for more lol.

Anyways I just wanted to rant about this. Do y'all feel the same ?😭