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Originally Posted by whismerhill
Sorry, I'll have to disagree again.
It's relevant to me, e.g. I refuse to pay extra for a feature which is included in the device I paid for already, Any electronic document is searchable, ebooks are no exception. I'm sorry I fail to see this any differently.
IF I had not paid for the device I'd agree but this is not the case.
The only argument for me that is really in favor of the ebook compared to pbook is space. Since I live in France, living space tends to be pretty expensive, pbook can take up a lot of space on shelves if you like to keep them (of course it's irrelevant if you sell them back)
Also the ebook is more ecologic than a pbook, it uses less materials, consumes less fuel, releases less toxic gazes or whatever.
Imho it should be promoted by governments  |
You do not have to own an ereader to read ebooks.
Can you look up a word in a pbook? More precisely will the pbook tell you what the word means?
To some people that is very important which will in turn make the ebook more valuable to them. So they are willing to pay the price.
But, by the same token, I know people that think as a general rule that ebooks aren't worth anything but a first edition hardcover is very valuable.
Yes, the two could be the same price.
Now my opinion is: if you don't like the price of something don't buy it.
Last time I looked pbooks ranged from free to thousands of dollars.
Ebooks on the other hand range from free to $200.
So price is really not a good indicator of value.