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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Actually I want the grandkid to get the books, but he can do whatever he wants with them.
I do agree if you buy a physical something that your heirs should be able to do what they want with them.
Now on digital stuff, well since there is no legal way to resell it I don't see the big deal. Either the heirs will have your accounts or your digital stuff will go with you to the great beyond. Or it may just remain in a cloud for forever.
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A story from my childhood, but a distinct contrast to this world of e-everything.
My grandmother, when she felt the time was near (she was wrong) wanted to be sure all miscellaneous things (like books) went where she intended.
To the kids, grand kids, great-grand kids ...
It was a big family but she had a lot of nick-knacks to pass around.
She bought herself a label maker, the sort that makes nice black letters on white tape.
She spent her free time (for years), printing and sticking name labels on the bottom of everything movable in the house.
Perhaps a bit eccentric, but an effective solution just the same.
It also became a fun game for us young grand children.
When no one was looking, we would look at the bottom of things to see who was going to get what (this week, the labels often changed between visits).
My point:
How in this world of e-everything could (can?) such great memories of those no longer here be established?
It is real hard to put a little printed label on the inside cover of an e-book.
Next, #14 000 - maybe that one will be worth reading.