Consider that your desert island has high speed internet service and someone with good negotiating skills to acquire a broad spectrum of reasonably priced electronic subscriptions. (slaw.ca)
Today, in addition to this there are monthly electronic subscription kits that can be pretty cool. (news.ycombinator.com)
With the rise of electronic subscriptions, if a library or law firm cancels a subscription it loses access to the entire product. (slaw.ca)