shop manual question?

Has anyone bought the shop manual set thats on cd rom ,i found them online for the same money as a reprint of original im lookin for one on the 54 buicks,are the cd-roms the same as the originals ?also any good sources for these books.
thanks
tony

 

The cd that i got for my 56 Dodge is basically the service manual scanned and put into the cd form..i have a paper manual and the cd and they are identical.