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Even with music, a lot of old b sides have never been made available.
Most people won't care but notably one of the early selling points of a digital catalogue was that it would make all archive stuff easier to get as the cost to market would be lower. The reality is the exact opposite
If one's family have the right to claim his or her account and all the contents, how awkward it would be if there're very "private" things in there, which couldn't have been so easily kept secret with books and DVDs.
Something tangible about a CD or LP to hold and peruse about perhaps the artwork or lyrics or who played on what and with.
Now I notice it's DVD's that are going. 3 for a pound in one shop.
As for vinyl. Now they're charging silly money for it...
Hah, you know your audience :D
I suspect the success of video streaming as compared to ebooks is also to do with the fact, for video, one or two relatively modestly priced subscriptions give you access to an enormous library.
This doesn't apply to ebooks where there is no service with the sufficient breadth or depth and at the right price point.
I can rent (or buy) the latest blockbuster for £3-4 or it might even be included in a £7-8 subscription- the DVD back in the day would cost at least a tenner.
An ebook is typically the same or similar cost to its physical equivalent, so the only advantage is the convenience factor. Ebooks have therefore remained something for holidaymakers saving suitcase space or infrequent readers who don't necessarily value collecting/owning books.
I still stand by my 2010 comment that now I have VHS and DVDs of my children in the 1990s 2000s, but nothing now to play them on!
All my photos are on the computer.I used to make photo albums but the last one I completed was in 2007.
A major move in 2012 saw the charity shops receiving all our physical media save a few favourite books, so yes, looking at my bookcase, there are probably fewer than 50 books on it now - not because e-books have taken over, but because thankfully there are still libraries around!
MUSIC has seen the biggest change for me. On the downside, a lot of what I would buy on CD is either no longer available or outrageously expensive, especially if bought from abroad with the high p&p charges.
On the plus side, there is a much wider choice to buy online and download that is usually very reasonable / cheap / free, and my digital collection from Bandcamp alone is showing at 818 (mostly made up of cheap artist collections). The other advantage is that the online world gives access to such a variety of talented artists and music that I like that I would never have found otherwise.
The downside of buying music in this way is that, unlike a CD, the downloads have no monetary value because they are not solid media I’ve bought that can be sold on.
DVDs. I will still buy these, and also buy Blu-Ray if I think that it is worth paying more for better quality video and sound (not all BR are good quality!).
Unless it’s something I really want on release, I’ll usually buy from pound shops or used from Amazon etc.I don’t buy digital downloads because I assume that they are DR protected and limit my use of them.
I like the flexibility to watch what I want on what device. Music and videos are stored on a NAS and thus I have instant access without having to mess about with discs and boxes.
BOOKs. I’ve always liked a physical book or manual, it’s so much easier to read. Paperbacks (generally bought from charity shops) are kept, together with some books that I may use for reference etc. But because so much stuff is available online now, I find that I rarely buy anything other than paperbacks (saves a lot of space as well!)
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