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Originally Posted by issybird
Yeah, I know, rereading. To the extent you do, it would make some difference, but that's when platform matters. And after the huge shakeout, I don't think anyone's library is at a big risk with Kindle or Kobo or Google. (I can hear it now, "I wouldn't trust any seller to keep my books." My own reaction is, "That was then; this is now.")
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With smaller publishers, however, it can be an issue. Eg, I've been buying Baen's monthly ebook bundles for close to 20 years now. A considerable number of the books that I bought in the early years are not only unavailable to purchase for new buyers, but are even unavailable for me to download (because Baen no longer have the rights to the books), so I would indeed have lost them had I not had them in my own library. So yes, "I wouldn't trust any seller to keep my books"
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