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She has said in past interviews that she is worried about piracy. She has also said that her books were meant to be read on paper and that she could not understand the desire for e-books. Given that all of her books were hand written, I have no idea when she committed them to a computer and word processor, her comments about books being meant to be read on paper only pretty much fit her experience.
As the author, it is her right to decide what formats the books are sold in. I just think that the books are meant to be read in paper form is silly and hypocritical given that she has allowed them to be made into films and audio books. I am ignoring the theme park mainly because that is probably tied into the movies more then the books.
Her problem, and it is not much of a problem for her, is that her reluctance to embrace ebooks has left many people who prefer that format out in the cold. Her reluctance has encouraged piracy. I know plenty of folks, I am one, who finally said screw it and downloaded pirated copies. I want to re-read her works and I don't want to hold a massive book in my hands. It is uncomfortable. I paid for the paperback and hardback books. I paid for books I lent out that were not returned. I will happily pay for the ebooks if they are ever released. If she doesn't, oh well. There are nicely formated copies available and people are reading them.
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