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Although it won't derail me from my search for an ereader to suit my needs, it occurred to me that searching an tree book is a lot more fun. Fanning the pages of a tree book cannot be replicated on an ebook. Seeing the pages fly by and picking out the page with the picture or diagram you remember being there just can't be duplicated. And flipping rapidly by to a page you recognize as being after the one you are seeking and paging back and forth to home it on it just won't work as well on an ebook.
A "search" feature is certainly more precise and less wasteful of time. But its still just not the same level of fun.
On the other hand, that is a differentiation between casual reading and searching a reference book or a how-to book, and I seldom fan the pages of a novel seeking a particular page (unless I fell asleep, and the book fell shut -- no bookmark). On the occasion when I think a character had said something previously contrary, or can't remember the referenced observation precisely, I have wished for a search feature on my tree book, so will be nice to have.
So, for my intended purpose -- entertainment -- the ebook still wins.
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