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Originally Posted by cfrizz
Welcome Barbara.
I depend on my pc because I KNOW that it isn't going to disappear. I am able to make as many backups of my books as I want in case something happens to my pc or one of my tablets/phone/mp3 player.
We have ALL seen bookstores, and clouds disappear taking peoples books with them when they go!
I am determined not to have that happen to me, and the only way that I can ensure that, is to download my books to devices that I control, the first device being my pc.
I am perfectly content to be old fashioned. I believe in true ownership of the things I buy. If you want to risk your money disappearing into never neverland when whomever you bought it from goes poof, be my guest.
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Actually, I do both. When I buy a book from Amazon (or anyone, really) I download it to my PC, and enter it into Calibre. However, I am quite content to use the online infrastructure for my day to day usage of my purchases. It's too convenient not to do so. BUT! With my offline backup, they can't take it away from me either on purpose, or by accident.