Digital books wear out faster than physical books

Post by rocket_surgeron » Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 3:39 AM UTC

est wrote: post #175

mattmaroon wrote: post #163

This is a great example of how people in tech often get wrapped up in theory and just don’t junderstand how things work in practical reality. Yes, DRM sucks in theory, but in reality this is all rarely a problem. I got the original kindle a little over 15 years ago, and I can still open the books I bought back then on my new Kindle and read them just fine. And in another 15 years, I will probably still be able to rea…

> DRM sucks in theory, but in reality this is all rarely a problem. > And in another 15 years, I will probably still be able to read those books I bet the non-DRM books you bought on your kindle can also be opened 15 years later.

Post by TuringNYC » Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 3:41 AM UTC

sorwin wrote: post #178

Terrible example, digital media can last far longer, under the same circumstances. Have a USB drive Hard Drive, or USB? Plug them in 10 to 15 years later, chances are, they will have far less damage than a book in all those years. It's an unfair comparison.

Post by GenerocUsername » Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 3:43 AM UTC

angelbar wrote: post #52

armchairhacker wrote: post #5

Physical books wear out in decades to centuries, computers break in years to decades. Also digital formats are constantly evolving and backwards compatibility for old formats is removed. Even without publisher/legal issues it's clear that preservation of digital media for even the next 10 years , and especially for the next 100 or 1000, is at risk. But I really wonder why is there no other major service like the Inte…

IPFS, torrents

Post by zargon » Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 3:44 AM UTC

thfuran wrote: post #166

fideloper wrote: post #131

Many of the books I read as a kid would never have been read if they weren't a physical chunk of dead wood in front of my face, sitting on a book shelf. Now, as a full-ass adult with young kids, I usually buy books from Kindle. It's far more convenient to use the Kindle app on my phone. But there's a voice in the back of my head wondering if I'm doing my kids a disservice. They don't see me holding a big chunk of dea…

>I also feel like Kindle is setting up a situation where my kids won't have the joy of discovering a book, or author, serendipitously. When the books are just sitting there on a shelf (they were in my bedroom as a kid, basically just as overflow because we had too many in the house), it's easy to get bored and pick up a book. All the ebooks in the library (actually, all of the several library systems I have access to…

Post by krmboya » Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 3:51 AM UTC

nineplay wrote: post #150

fideloper wrote: post #131

Many of the books I read as a kid would never have been read if they weren't a physical chunk of dead wood in front of my face, sitting on a book shelf. Now, as a full-ass adult with young kids, I usually buy books from Kindle. It's far more convenient to use the Kindle app on my phone. But there's a voice in the back of my head wondering if I'm doing my kids a disservice. They don't see me holding a big chunk of dea…

I only read on my kindle and yet I have a room full of shelves overflowing with physical books. Most of the justification for those books and shelves is so my kids have a place to wander into and browse around if they want something new to read. Alas, I have yet to get them to show any interest in browsing the shelves. My daughter reads all the time but isn't interested in "old stuff". I'm holding out hope that she'l…