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I kind of agree with first point. Seeing a book you bought but not read is constant reminder of your "failure". But maybe I'm different reader that author and rerely don't finish book once I've started, even if I don't like it much. My reason is "if I've started it I might as well finish it, maybe it will improve and even if it doesn't I'll be able to form a better opinion".
You can keep your books in one place. I keep them on external (backup) disc on computer, neatly divided into fiction and non fiction. Fiction further divided by authors, non fiction by subject. When I want to read one I simply transfer it either to reader or open it on computer.
Notes don't help me. I don't write in books. For one reason I prefer longer notes, for another it's ruining the book. I did underline textbooks. Another reason is that I porefer to keep notes in one place. If I write them in books then when I need them I have to go through book to find them.
Ebooks are as disposable as ordinary books. Even with paper books there are books you read once and put them soewhere, never to pick them up again. Some you reread once in a while. Some you keep coming back to. And ebooks are small so you can keep them in some folder with ease, even if you don't plan on reading them again.
People who use books as interior design try to create an image about themselves that's not true. Let's face it, room full of books implies you are well read and that you've read them all.
There are some reasons why ebooks aren't "there yet".
Size. 6'' is good enough for text. Once you have non-text elements (tables, charts, pictures...) ereaders are worse even than A5ish paperbacks. Books allow one such element to be on one page, acconpanying text on next one and since you have pages side by side you don't get lost. With ereaders you'll have to switch between pages. And don't get me started on colours..... I guess this could be solved by bigger screens (7''+) but then you get larger readers that aren't as comfortable to hold or carry around.
Looking for something you have vague idea where it is. The part you are looking for is couple of pages after first picture inset, right page, 2nd or 3rd paragraph from top and it starts with "economy". Yes, you can insert bookmarks but you can't insert bookmark for every interesting part.
There isn't interest to get some older, but still relevant, books in e format. OK, my experience is mostly about non fiction. I can understand that for more prolific writers publishers would rather have new book in e format and market that rather than offer a book that was published 10 or 15 years ago.
Overall, I think ebooks are slowly maturing and adapting to new technology. Publishing industry will adapt. People will say what they want, technology will provide hardware and publishers will provide books to suit them. Text-only books will adapt fastest, books with other contents slower because of different needs of consumers and format.
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