n = 1, but I purchase physical books, comics, references, etc. under two circumstances:
- cannot find an easy way to de-DRM media available on online stores. I want the ability to copy epub files across my devices and read offline.
- the digital version is a poor-quality scan. This frequently happens with comics.
This is embarrassing to discuss normally, but an additional perk of physical comics and light novels is that I can look at the obi and get reminded what I was doing in the past, where I was in the past, what was happening in the past, etc. especially for those which I have finished reading. The subset of my friends with similar interests as me tend to discard the obi, since it becomes bothersome while reading. I have the habit of removing the obi while I am reading something, then add it back when finished reading the entire thing. Things like this can't really be done with digital media, especially subscriptions.
- cannot find an easy way to de-DRM media available on online stores. I want the ability to copy epub files across my devices and read offline.
- the digital version is a poor-quality scan. This frequently happens with comics.
This is embarrassing to discuss normally, but an additional perk of physical comics and light novels is that I can look at the obi and get reminded what I was doing in the past, where I was in the past, what was happening in the past, etc. especially for those which I have finished reading. The subset of my friends with similar interests as me tend to discard the obi, since it becomes bothersome while reading. I have the habit of removing the obi while I am reading something, then add it back when finished reading the entire thing. Things like this can't really be done with digital media, especially subscriptions.