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Originally Posted by ahi
Are you suggesting that [a list of flaws] are just in paper book readers' heads?
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If he won't, I will. To a limited extent.
I have a fairly new device; contrast, resolution, refresh rate are fine.
Content selection is improving constantly. The more momentum ebooks get, and the more big retailers get into the ebook game, the more content will be available.
Content quality (i.e. proofreading) can use some improvement. I've seen my fair share of poorly formatted documents, but I've also read many books -- rather obscure titles I might add -- that were properly formatted and proofread. Again, I expect that as ebooks gain more market share (and/or as more users complain about it), publishers and retailers will wise up about this.
As for DRM, obviously "none" is better. However, the ability to lend out a DRM'ed ebook definitely restores a key right to users. And since we're talking about digital products, the entire process is "artificial," so I don't see that as a valid characterization. Even if you want to get rid of DRM altogether, you'd have to be slightly bitter and/or cranky in order to think this is a bad thing.
