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After writing something in another topic, I am reminded of a disparity with some publishers.
I am sure many of you are aware of how many publishers and authors and readers feel about the sameness of ebooks or chiefly the plastic devices, especially compared to the work of art that many books are. Sure, for many of us, at times for me, the ereader or tablet is a wonderful looking tech toy. But I can perfectly understand why others don't like them and prefer the magic of a physical book. That's something I still wrestle with at times, though ebooks have now become a clear preference for me. Admittedly I have a huge physical library that I still get great joy from, to offset things.
So on the one hand, many publishers don't really like ebooks, while at the same time, telling us we should pay more because of all the wonderful benefits, that only we perceive. Seems a clear contradiction to me ... they believe physical books are better, but we should pay extra for the ebooks they consider are inferior.
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