Well yes, and this is the same reason why for archiving audio a physical master of a record is better than any digital filehttps://twitter.com/LDBurnett/status/814458480065212416 …
well, unless you have access to a special reading room at a library, you can't read books from 100 years ago
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you can read a *copy* of a book from 100 years ago, that someone had to make, using a certain degree of effort
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same w/digital, tho. Except now I have to worry about compatibility. And an ebook company not granting rights. Trade-offs,
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My hardcover copy of "Introduction to Astronomy" BTW, is on magazine-type paper, and dates from 1948. Still in decent shape.
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