How life changes! In the days I was travelling a lot. When road trips, I religiously hauled around the Blue Book, Rifleman's Rifle and a (pre Standard Catalog) S&W Book. A dream to have all content on a laptop! When I was at Oxford U., UK in Nineties, opportunity to hold in privileged white gloved hands, manuscripts dating to 15th Century. It was a high privilege of my "Studies Endeavour" and trying to act impressed. Yet, conjuring "The Bear" historic local Pub on personal agenda! My irreverence!
The point, "books", manuscripts or stone tablets, are for content! Vehicles toward learning, knowledge & referejnce. The few exceptions, days of my youth, the category arriving in "Plain Brown Envelopes!"
Different strokes! Nowadays, we have such laptop capabilities and Internet to connect us to materials as well as GB! I'd ever rather put my dollars in the guns & freeload! Internet references & @ GB for expert info!
Just my take!
Best!
John