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Originally Posted by Quoth
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.
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No, it is not the point. I don't need a lecture from you or anyone else on the merits of backup methods. Anyone participating in discussions here on MR, I daresay, is well acquainted with ways to protect their data. And I've been purchasing software for over 30 years, going back to the days of CP/M. Again,
it is not the point.
There are thousands of Kobo and Amazon customers that are clueless when it comes to anything computer related. Many do not know what DRM is, much less what it means to side-load via Calibre with a little help from our apprentice pal. Further, they have no interest in doing so. They are purchasing a product with the reasonable expectation that the vendor will (and should) provide what they claim. The only requirement is to browse, click on a book and presto, it's on their device ready to go. That's all they know. They expect their books to be available in their account. Those of us here on MR do not represent the majority of consumers.
The air must be rather thin up there on that mountain of self-righteousness.