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I have a number of ebooks and PDFs, mostly references. I have a number of the reference books as both ebooks and paper books. I just... Don't have the freedom

I have a number of ebooks and PDFs, mostly references. I have a number of the reference books as both ebooks and paper books. I just... Don't have the freedom with digital copies of things that I do with paper ones, and I refuse to have key knowledge DRM'd. Papers on PDF are alright (as in, I only print really important ones), but proprietary ebooks? Im not trusting my only copy of professional knowledge to the people who silently removed copies of 1984. That would be insane.

panzagl 10y ago
On the other hand, I routinely have to take a box of books to Goodwill, the library sale, or the dump. I can still refer to every digital work I've ever owned, whether on Amazon or pdf. So which is really a more secure way of containing knowledge?
problems 10y ago
Definitely, but there's plenty of ways to obtain legitimately without DRM, obtain legitimately and strip DRM or just straight up pirate books. And the advantages from that point are excellent. I can read the same thing on my phone, e-reader or desktop, so it's a very fluid experience whatever I'm doing.