I have both, subscriptions and digital. I like the digital better. I can print out the patterns I want when I want them. I also have a Kindle Fire and can open the magazines on it and have all the info I need to shop for fabric for a pattern. Be sure if you get a digital subscription you are allowed to view the issues you pay for even if you drop the subscriptions. If you can't then don't subscribe. One thing I don't like is most of the digital versions are hard to find once you subscribe. The websites have the digital versions buried and I have to hunt to find them. I don't renew those.