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Originally Posted by searcher
I don't think so. E-books are always cheaper than paper books. The price is most important factor for every product.
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The price is the most important factor for
comparable products. Ebooks and paper books are different products. People will continue to pay more for paper books if what they're looking for is paper.
Consumers aren't even aware that you can save a lot of money with ebooks. Even if they were, would they really make the transition? Most people don't read much at all, so why would they invest in an ereader to read one or two books a year? They would also be using inferior technology, since the ebook experience is inferior to the paper book, according to most people (including me).
Ebooks have the caracteristic that you can download them, so you don't have to go to the book store. Is that an advantage or a disadvantage? Many people enjoy bookstores.
Ebooks will gain a lot of momentum, but it seems obvious that they'll never replace real books.