>> Why on earth publishers continue to release paper only books in 2023 is beyond me.
Because digital books are horrible. A have a self of work-related books full of reference images (military equipment). I budget about 100/month for book purchases as many of them are 200+ each. There is no plausible replacement. Just ask anyone who collects painting or movie posters. A digital file is no replacement for a reference copy on a shelf.
One book that I purchased new only two years ago for <100$ is now out of print and apparently going for 500+ on ebay/amazon.
Because digital books are horrible. A have a self of work-related books full of reference images (military equipment). I budget about 100/month for book purchases as many of them are 200+ each. There is no plausible replacement. Just ask anyone who collects painting or movie posters. A digital file is no replacement for a reference copy on a shelf.
One book that I purchased new only two years ago for <100$ is now out of print and apparently going for 500+ on ebay/amazon.