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Originally Posted by rkomar
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.
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No big deal. I've been buying commercial ebooks since the late 1990s, and some of those books have changed their format 3 or 4 times in that period. There have always been format conversion tools around, and I'm sure there always will be.
I strongly suspect that it's a complete non-issue for most people. Very few people collect books: most people buy them, read them, then throw them away.