Book sales are up, and Barnes & Noble is expanding again, with nearly 70 new stores opened in 2025 and roughly 60 more planned for 2026. At the same time, independent bookstores are multiplying, vinyl ...

Physical media provides tangible benefits that digital formats cannot replicate. Artwork, liner notes, packaging, and physical interaction all contribute to a richer experience. For many, revisiting ...

To many of us, CDs and records are relics of the past. While they were once collected by our parents and grandparents to access music, the widespread use of the internet has given birth to digital ...

With the resurgence of vinyl records over the years, the popularity of other types physical media are on the rise — namely CDs and cassette tapes. So if you collect physical media, then you also ...

I was about to drive my friend home after watching a movie. Before buckling my seatbelt, I reached across to the passenger’s side and pulled something small, square and plastic out of the glove ...

Over the course of more than a decade, physical media has gradually vanished from public view. Once computers had an optical drive except for ultrabooks, but these days computer cases that even ...

Digital Converters, a UK-based media digitisation service, continues its work in helping individuals preserve personal ...