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Originally Posted by Skydog
And before someone brings up backup via Calibre..... yeah, we know. But that's not the point.
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It's entirely the point.
Never EVER rely on a Vendor's library/cloud/Internet for ANY electronic format purchase. Make backups. Make offsite copies. I store an HDD at a relatives house (Dropbox or your website isn't an offsite copy because it's a 3rd party and needs the Internet) as well as at least two local backups.
I've been buying software by download for nearly 20 years. On a related note, don't buy any home appliance, remote control, HiFi, heating control, security that needs access to the Internet to operate. The Maker WILL brick it by discontinuing the server, or expose it to miscreants.
The Internet and Cloud libraries are a convenience. They shouldn't be relied on. I even save websites on occasion if it's important as you can't rely on the Wayback Machine (IA archive.org) because even if they make copies, they may be incomplete. The "wget" is good, but like ebooks on a Vendor's "library" you may need javascript and explicitly saving content.