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I expected this to mostly be about how paper is still the best medium for long-term information storage, but it's actually a lament about format wars. The biggest omission is that it doesn't mention DRM at all, as the biggest reason you wouldn't be able to read an e-book from ten years ago is that you no longer have software permitted to decrypt it. There's no particular need to chase new e-book formats: EPUB2 works just fine if you don't need any of the new features in EPUB3.
I went with Kobo over Kindle out of longevity concerns, myself. I decrypt and back up every e-book I purchase, and since EPUB is an open standard, I expect to be able to read my e-books for the rest of my life, even if I have to replace my e-reader a few times during that period. Without that expectation, I would have stuck with paper.
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