Maybe. I got the impression (possibly incorrectly?) that this could have been a case of "author changed his mind" or "author came up with the idea after the fact."
That's kind of the subtext running through the whole thing Burning the books isn't *necessary* in any kind of direct utilitarian way, it's spectacle, like everything else they do is They're a society of bullies punching down on nerds
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Burning down the whole house instead of just taking the books to a landfill or something is exciting, it's entertainment, everyone gathers around to watch and get off on it
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