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Originally Posted by tompe
No, they are not the same. E-book are much better. They take no space, you can search them, you can comment in the book and let your friends see the comment and so on.
I find it very strange that people have a strong opinion about what the price should be based on the value to them. I do not understand why people think so strongly that the ebook should be cheaper.
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I am one of those people who thinks that ebooks should be cheaper than hardcovers and no more than the paperback price. I don't care that you can search an ebook -- I've never done it; I don't care that you can annotate it -- I've never done it; I don't care that I can share annotations with friends -- I don't do that; I don't care that I can look up something on Wikipedia or Google with the touch of button -- I don't do it. These are meaningless "values" to me and thus have no price value.
I equate the value of an ebook with that of a pbook in the sense that of more value to me is that I be able to own the ebook rather than license it, that I be able to read it forever on the devise of my choice which I can change daily, that I can lend it to as many friends as I want albeit one friend at a time. IOW, the reading and ownership experience I value is that which pbooks provide. I want ebooks to emulate that experience or be priced less.