A compromise I've adopted is: I digitized all the vinyl records I'd ever want to listen to again, as FLAC files. Then I sold most on Discogs. The CD's are all on FLAC, too, and it all fits on my phone.
Oh, but what about a fire, you ask? I have a copy stored in a safe deposit box. You COULD store it in the cloud, but that gets expensive. Merely having another copy away from your house is probably good enough.
That's basically what I've done--I mainly keep records of stuff for which I just have to have some kind of physical totem. I'm a little more loose with the CDs. I should probably do that, put a copy of all the files in a safe deposit box or something. That's a good idea.
I’ve been wrestling with this a lot as well— specifically with books. I like my Kindle Paperwhite (it fits perfectly in the side pocket of my work pants), but share your concerns about Amazon vs indie booksellers, etc.
A compromise I've adopted is: I digitized all the vinyl records I'd ever want to listen to again, as FLAC files. Then I sold most on Discogs. The CD's are all on FLAC, too, and it all fits on my phone.
Oh, but what about a fire, you ask? I have a copy stored in a safe deposit box. You COULD store it in the cloud, but that gets expensive. Merely having another copy away from your house is probably good enough.
That's basically what I've done--I mainly keep records of stuff for which I just have to have some kind of physical totem. I'm a little more loose with the CDs. I should probably do that, put a copy of all the files in a safe deposit box or something. That's a good idea.
Just giving the copy to a friend in another city is probably good enough.
I’ve been wrestling with this a lot as well— specifically with books. I like my Kindle Paperwhite (it fits perfectly in the side pocket of my work pants), but share your concerns about Amazon vs indie booksellers, etc.