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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
I assume you have never stocked up on something because it was on sale or bought a rather expensive dispenser and found the product that you thought was God's gift discontinued.
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I've certainly never had a 'stock up' (at most for months of a product) last longer than my book collection (which I fully expect to last for decades). So no, I still don't see much of an analogy.
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I actually have not experienced any need my previous book purchases to work with any specific ereader as I have computers and tablets that allow me to read them again and I have a TBR list as long as my arm and at least two other peoples. Still for the technologically challenged who have a very short list of books they want to read the concern is understandable. No one wants to have to rebuy an item they don't have to whether it is an ebook, or a consumable or say a paper book that has been lost or destroyed.
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No. The problem is at its greatest when the person has a
very long list of books they've already bought (and presumably read) that they expect to re-read. Converting a large collection is a pain, and a potential pitfall (due to the potential for irregularly-coded eBooks to yield screwed-up conversions), regardless of the technical expertise of the reader.