Gen: age of new books

[Janet Selby <jselby@COIN.ORG>]

I received a preview box of wonderful animal books the other day and was
all prepared to buy a lot of them when I checked the copyright date (as I
always do) and saw that the date was 1995.

My question now is: does it make sense to buy new books, no matter how
satisfactory they are, if they are already 5 years old?  They are books
about dogs, bats, cats, snakes, spiders, whales, sharks, dolphins, and
horses.  They are published my Abdo & Daughters and I know my younger kids
would love them.

I have not seen them listed in 3 of the major vendor catalogs I checked,
but the prices are typical and they are well bound and I like the way
they are designed.

I would love to keep these books, but what happens 5 years from now
when it appears that the books are 10 years old?

Thanks for any advice on this issue.  I am afraid I already know the
answer, but would like to hear from you anyway.

Jan

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Jan Selby, Library Director * Columbia Catholic School * 817 Bernadette
Drive * Columbia, MO 65203 * 1-573-445-6516 * jselby@coin.org

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