Books of this era, especially professional works, were expensive. One book could cost dozens of dollars, making this collection quite valuable.
As for the newspapers, there were two large bundles weighing dozens of pounds, including the New York Daily News and the Wall Street Financial News, covering the past six months.
Andy was a bookworm. As long as he had books to read, he didn't feel the passage of time. Having been out of touch with society for so long, he desperately needed to understand the current situation.
In prison, he only knew that World War II had started and then ended. He was unaware of the current state of society, but these newspapers provided him with answers. After reading about half of them, he felt like he was re-entering the real world.
In these newspapers, he read an article about HD Security. To him, HD Security's operations were classic, and the owner of that company was Jon Hardy.