Thread: 20 years from now
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Old 02-14-2010, 06:36 AM   #18
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20 years from now.. I wonder if the ebooks I bought today could still be read on any device? I know my dead tree books wouldn't have trouble lasting that long.
Depends on the format in both cases - a 20 year old paperback printed on cheap high-acid paper will often be in pretty rough shape; I can read 20 year old text (and most of my old word-processor) files just fine...assuming I can read the storage medium they're on, anyway.
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