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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3244519, member: 112"]There's always trade-offs, and the electronic versions of catalogs have their downsides too. Computers crash, backup versions get corrupted, older files no longer work with new software, websites silently slip away into oblivion and without notice. I've done it both ways and I've had all of those things and more happen to me, often more than once. But every paper version I've owned, or still own, it's still right there just like the day it was when it was printed.</p><p><br /></p><p>And while I didn't mention it printing out a realized prices list is fairly simple and provides you with a paper copy that you just tuck into its catalog. </p><p><br /></p><p>The thing about paper copies is this, they will last several lifetimes. You can't say that about electronic versions. Sure, they require storage space and expense. But so do electronic versions, just a different kind of space and different costs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3244519, member: 112"]There's always trade-offs, and the electronic versions of catalogs have their downsides too. Computers crash, backup versions get corrupted, older files no longer work with new software, websites silently slip away into oblivion and without notice. I've done it both ways and I've had all of those things and more happen to me, often more than once. But every paper version I've owned, or still own, it's still right there just like the day it was when it was printed. And while I didn't mention it printing out a realized prices list is fairly simple and provides you with a paper copy that you just tuck into its catalog. The thing about paper copies is this, they will last several lifetimes. You can't say that about electronic versions. Sure, they require storage space and expense. But so do electronic versions, just a different kind of space and different costs.[/QUOTE]
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