The physical item is always best and is meant to last. Just imagine if eBooks had been around in the middle ages, all those ancient books we have might not be around any more. Digital libraries can be purged at any time or edited at the whim of the publisher to conform to the latest fad. Owning the physical hard cover book is the only way to keep and item for the long term as long as you take care of them they never go away or change!

Same goes for "buying" movies digitally, you don't own them in reality. They are nothing but extended leases that the company can take away with a simple keystroke and your money is gone.

1984 is only already here, it's gone beyond it now and will only get worse year by year. Governments and companies will further try to control our lives and all of the media we can consume...