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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
How so? Is there a best by date associated with fiction books? Non fiction sometimes ages fast, especially technology, but more fiction is published, bought and read.
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I don't know if the OP meant the story, or the format of the electronic version itself. We see the formats change all the time as new features are added; and some go through significant changes (e.g. EPUB2 to EPUB3). It's possible that, in fifteen years time, few readers will be able to handle a current ebook in its original form (including DRM encryption). That problem, of course, will be felt as keenly by the original buyer as the second hand one.