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What an odd concept. I can almost see using a limited edition book (in all formats, HB, PB, EB) as a promo or publicity move, but not the ebook format as a limited edition itself or attached to a HB limited ed. Usually when a HB is billed as limited edition, it's then followed by the MMPB. A HB limited ed. makes some sense in that context, and adds a secondary (though admittedly subjective) value to the HB format.
But ebook? Not so much, especially since we're currently still in a world where ebooks are often seen (at least in the case of traditionally published books) as a derivative or secondary format. And that's without even considering the fact that removing DRM is now dead easy and makes "limiting" the ebook pointless. If you copy a limited ed. HB, you end up with a copy of a limited ed. HB, not the same book. If you copy a digital file, you have an exact duplicate. Ironically, in that case, a file with DRM attached would have the greater (illusory) value. That makes me giggle.
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