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The verb "entitled" was used by a previous replier.
I'm quite amazed by the pessimism and negativism of most of the responders. They'd rather spend hours digitizing their paper, or come up with incorrect counterexamples, hoard than think of technosocial ways to converge the two -- and most importantly, exert the pressure on the publishers to deliver the content in ways convenient to consumers. A surprising and sad pastiche!
Paperback vs hardback is not the same as an ebook for paperback of any sort.
Gifting is surely an option, but the option can be restricted to the previuosly owned *unreturnable* books! Then gifting indeed is an option -- and an attractive inducer to buy the ebook for the extra $5!
While the ebook and paper book publishers may differ, there's still a way to negotiate the rights. And so forth.
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