See, why would I want three digital copies of the same thing when the one copy I buy on DVD or Blu-ray won't get erased? Seems like a lot more work copying it to two different locations than it is to have one hard copy. And if all your magazines are digital, what happens when you feel like reading an actual magazine outside, or on the couch, without wanting a piece of electronics tied to you? You can't.
The older I get, the less I want to be dependent on a computer or the internet or digital media. I like having DVDs on shelves as a collection, like I do with my games. Everyone seems to becoming more and more dependent on their electronic gizmos and computers; they can't live without their dumb cellphone or an internet connection. I like my internet connection, but if I had to, I could do without it. And I also love my old fashioned rotary phone.
If I could have every physical issue of GamePro and EGM, I would do so. But that would get very expensive to do, so I settle for digital copies.