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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
But all prints are made from digital copies these days. So if the future of the written word is to rely upon the personal paper collections of readers (better long term storage), we're doomed. I'll take my chances with digital. The medium all new, and reprinted books will be created from.
Unless we're just talking personal storage, here. In which case I'll still take digital. I'm not a collector.  |
Digital is fine unless the format can only be opened by a program on OS/2 (worst support for a VM).
Formats and digital storage are not problems. It's DRM that's an issue for ordinary people. There isn't any DRM that can't be defeated by experts even if server is gone. See MS "Plays for sure".
Cheap paper doesn't last. The 100+ year old books don't use the paper called Pulp in 1930s. My 100+ year old books better than may 1960s to 1980s.
If you want physical print then parchment or better still, clay tablets.