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Originally Posted by alex_d
First thing i'd like to say is that when it comes to reading, I don't understand why anyone would want to hold on to the stuff for very long. Especially SA. You read it, you've read it, you read something else.
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Because some material is so good, that you want to read it again and again and again. Many years ago, I used to re-read the Lord of the Rings at least once a year - and every time I read it, I discovered something different.
You are correct about magazines, though. They tend to be timely and age very quickly. Specialty technical magazines may be an exception, though.
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Originally Posted by alex_d
Music, of course, is much different. Now i'm not saying subscriptions (and by definition the content has to expire) are the perfect solution.
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Subscriptions are not even a very good solution. Subscriptions are good for the consumer only if new, good content is being created regularly. Otherwise, your subscription is a really good value only while you are grabbing the old, good content.
And we've all seen how good the entertainment industry is at creating new, good content.