Unfortunately preserving text through digital we have lost the feeling and smell of a book inside our hands. We no longer feel the materials of the book- clay, stone, animal skin, plant fiber and sand. We might even lose some of the data that was presented in the books. For example, in the art of Google books, on the website there is a distorted table of latitudes and longitudes, which was digitalized on October 24, 2006. Even though this data was digitalize we are missing some of the original work because it is hard to make out what was present in “A New and Complete Epitome of Practical Navigation,” by John William Norie.

What gets erased or who when we aim to preserve books without clean copies is the actual work of art. If we don’t have books with the original clean copies then we risk losing some of the original work of art. This might be problematic because we won’t have the original document to refer to or when we do digitalize these copies we are only creating images that are distorted.

Even though we might lose some of the original form of document, I find preserving books to be exceptional. For instance, we this new generation they prefer to see things digitally rather than, having a actual copy of the book in there hand. Reason being, having thousands of book on a single device is great when you need those books for school. Rather than carry around these books you will have them on a single device. Also, when you need a book for a single class and the book itself takes weeks to be shipped to your house and the digital book you get access right away. I would think most people would prefer the digital books. Having a book digitally in your hand is much better than having a copy of the book. If a person is a germ phobia such as myself, they would find digital books to be better. Also, not having to go to the library to get access to a book is much better for students such as myself because I do not have the time. I remembered the time I had to go to the library to do a research paper that was no fun, its better to it in the comfort of your home.

Looking through some of the books me and my family own, only traces that I seen in the books are little notes we have written in the books and wear and tear from people opening up the books.  The way that I found that I found is interesting is that the notes that are written in the book can come in handy for someone who does not understand the books. These notes are written so that the reader can interpret the words in his or her own words. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures to show you because all my books were donated. The few books I have there is no trace that is evidently there.