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Originally Posted by Victoria
GreenMoney - just curious - but why would you buy hardcovers of favourite authors, if the ebook is available? What advantages would the hardcover / paper books have for you?
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Hardcovers will last forever. No tech worries. I know I'll be re-reading them in 30 or 40 years, god knows if an epub will work on a device 30 years from now.
And I can hopefully get them signed at some point!
No tech issues/worries and they still work if my device isn't charged.
Easier to see maps and pictures (sometimes that kind of stuff is very hard to see on an ereader).
They're pretty.
There's no DRM (goes back to point 1). Not that I don't strip it anyway but I've got ideological issues with buying something and being punished with restrictions that don't exist with paper books. Spending $$ on DRM supports it.
And as a bonus, if it's a new release and I don't want to wait (the case with my favorite authors), often the hardcover is cheaper, or at least, about the same price.