Used bookstore owner compares library preservation to water management systems

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Sumida Yoshihiro, owner of Yomita-ya used bookstore in Kichijoji, posts that libraries function as centralized preservation systems, but the real preservation of Japan's total book heritage depends on dispersed holdings: personal libraries, organizational archives, and used bookstore inventory. He uses a metaphor comparing libraries to dams and personal collections to natural water retention in forests.