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Originally Posted by shanghaichica
I honestly can’t remember the last time I bought a paper book. Once I got my first iPhone in 2009 I was off and away with ebooks. Then I got the Sony PRS-300 I think in the same year. I’ve had an e-reader since then and I’ve not read a physical book in more than 10 years. Apart from the instant gratification, I don’t have the space for physical books or the desire to make space for them.
However this isn’t unique to books. I’ve ditched my 20+ year CD collection and stereo the day I got the HomePod in 2018. Most of my DVDs and Blu-rays have gone. I still own a Blu-ray play but it sits collection dust and I only connected it to my TV again last year because my mother in law had some DVDs she wanted to watch when she was staying with us last year. I buy all my media in digital formats and even cut my cable subscription last year and went steaming only. I’m just not a fan of physical media at all. I prefer everything to be digital where possible.
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I suppose it depends on your definition of physical media. I have moved my entire audio library onto a $50 micro sd chip. I consider that physical media, but storage is not a problem. Since I already had the CD's, that was a sunk expense. (I also spent $100 for an on-site and an off-site backup,) Streaming is a bill that continues forever.