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Originally Posted by darryl
I did look back at the thread and see only a bare conclusion that paper books are the way to go. In so far as there is relevant discussion in the thread I think Cinisajoy nails the correct conclusion when she writes, in reply to you, "If people are really worried, they should back up their books and store them in multiple locations." And Deskisamess, also in reply to you, discusses some of the shortcomings of Paper Books so far as longevity is concerned, particularly "there is no way to “back up” your paper books. If they are destroyed, lost, or stolen, they are gone." I might add the dangers of damage and decay. Neither ebooks nor pbooks are guaranteed to survive. But the ability to keep multiple backups of ebooks, including local and cloud backups, to me improves the chances of doing so enormously.
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Example my copy of Pride and Prejudice went in the trash as I was reading it.
It was a cheap bound paperback bought in 1968.