[eGeezer]

When you come right down to it, ebook vs pbook sounds a lot like hand made vs factory-produced. Furniture comes to mind immediately. There are hand-crafted furniture makers still out there, but not in every town, and the difference in quality is notable both in the item and the price. A laminated pressboard table still keeps the food off the floor, and is sufficient for many or they wouldn't sell.

Where the comparison fails, atm, is there seems to be no noticeable difference in pricing, generally speaking. If ereading does take off as all we proponents firmly believe, perhaps the price differences won't be because ebooks are cheaper, but because tree books are more expensive.

For those who think this is a difference without a distinction, let me rephrase: Ebook prices will hold where they and pbook prices are now, and pbook prices will rise due to falling demand.

Of course, the furniture comparison isn't perfect, since mass-produced furniture put the hand-crafted furniture makers out of business by under-pricing them out of business.

Just a thot or two...