eBook supporters fight the luddites back:
1. built-in search capabilities: try doing this on a paper book.
2. built-in dictionary lookup.
3. eInk devices also have high contrast, and non-distracting interfaces.
4. eInk screens are readable with any form light, and backlit LCD can be read in a dark room without upsetting your sleeping partner.
5. There are workarounds for DRM, or you can buy only DRM-free books, so you can take your books with you anywhere (not to mention long-term storage in an open format).
6. Annotations can be exported, manipulated and printed.
7. If your Standard is HTML, no corporation owns you.
8. No cracked spines in big hardcovers. No cheap MMPB coming apart after a lot of use.
9. Page number standards? Tell me, what's the "true" page count for "The Stand"?
10. no shelf space required for thousands of titles. no cardboard boxes required when you move.
That's just from the top of my head. I'm pretty sure ebook addicts will have plenty more
