Going Analog in the Digital Age
Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons, When the crazy snow storm hit my area recently, I was wondering how everyone was getting along. If the power or Internet went out, what would everyone do? This question is not just for Winter. Lately I have been noticing an increasing issue with ownership and availability. I recently found several digital books that I paid for had disappeared from my e-reader. When I went to my account to see where the books were, I found they had been removed by the platform due to loss of rights. Same with digital movies and streaming platforms flip-flopping ownership rights. In 2025 I began to buy copies of books, CDs, records, DVDs, and Blu-rays. Physical media has become popular again due to a continuing loss of ownership over the years. Buying physical media has also cut down on streaming service costs and disappearing media. With programs like Audible allowing downloads, I will imme...