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My daughter is 2 and every book I've purchased for her is a paper book. I also choose paper books when I'm getting a book for myself, but think it's a book my c
by adestefan 15y ago
My daughter is 2 and every book I've purchased for her is a paper book. I also choose paper books when I'm getting a book for myself, but think it's a book my child should read in the future. I do this because I'm not sure if the ebook will be there in the future. Also, there's a higher probability of discover of the book on a bookshelf in my house instead of it being one of a thousand files on a computer somewhere.
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- rkudeshi 15y agoI do this because I'm not sure if the ebook will be there in the future. This is why I wish ebooks were sold without DRM. (For what it's worth, there are programs available that make it relatively easy to remove DRM from your purchased books. I use them on every book I buy for the very reasons you outlined.)
- adestefan 15y agoIt's not just DRM. I'll be the first to admit that I'm terrible about maintaining my digital libraries. I'm slack on backups and I have files all over the place. Also, I don't put much stock in maintaining my digital library in "the cloud." I'm fairly confident that Google, Amazon, et. al. will be there in 15-20 years, but it's not a guarantee and no one knows what will actually happen with all that data once one of them does go belly up. Remember no one though Lehman Brothers would disappear in less than a week.