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<blockquote data-quote="Stoat" data-source="post: 5246477" data-attributes="member: 16786">Upsides.1.&nbsp; Pdf's are easy to store because they don't take up physical space, and they don't use significant amounts of computer memory.2.&nbsp; Pdf's don't wear out the same way physical books do.&nbsp; Every time I open my copy of I6, it gets a little closer to oblivion.&nbsp; A pdf of I6 will last as long as the format is supported.3.&nbsp; Pdf's are are harder to lose, and they're always at hand.&nbsp; I tend to misplace hard copies, particularly smaller books like short modules.Downsides1.&nbsp; Sooner or later, .pdf won't be a supported format anymore.&nbsp; If I keep my books dry, and handle them carefully, they'll last practically forever.2.&nbsp; Pdfs because tend to be jumpy and laggy when I scroll through them.&nbsp; I can't put a thumb or a piece of scrap paper in a pdf and then flip back to that page.&nbsp; These make pdf's something of a pain in the ass to read.3.&nbsp; Scans of older products are not always searchable, and are usually not bookmarked.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stoat, post: 5246477, member: 16786"] Upsides. 1. Pdf's are easy to store because they don't take up physical space, and they don't use significant amounts of computer memory. 2. Pdf's don't wear out the same way physical books do. Every time I open my copy of I6, it gets a little closer to oblivion. A pdf of I6 will last as long as the format is supported. 3. Pdf's are are harder to lose, and they're always at hand. I tend to misplace hard copies, particularly smaller books like short modules. Downsides 1. Sooner or later, .pdf won't be a supported format anymore. If I keep my books dry, and handle them carefully, they'll last practically forever. 2. Pdfs because tend to be jumpy and laggy when I scroll through them. I can't put a thumb or a piece of scrap paper in a pdf and then flip back to that page. These make pdf's something of a pain in the ass to read. 3. Scans of older products are not always searchable, and are usually not bookmarked. [/QUOTE]

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