The Destiny of Books

I remember reading Ray Bradybury and was shocked when during the story, they burned books. Well now a days, worse things are happening; we are throwing them into the garbage. At one library I plundered the outcasts and found books from the 1800s! I was told that no one wanted old books! Many of the original classics were trashed. Is this what we want to teach the kids - an ebook is better!?