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Originally Posted by dsvick
On the other hand, you could also argue that eBooks have more value and should cost more if for no other reason than the convenience of having them in an easy to transport, back up, and categorize form.
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"Easy to back up" only applies if DRM is nonexistent.
"Easy to categorize" would apply if there were a standard naming convention for the files, or software that could sort them well. (I've yet to see ebook library software that I can treat like a physical bookshelf--setting my own categories, shifting books between them, and instantly able to view dozens at once, arranged in a way that makes it easy for me to find the one I want.)
Ebooks *can* be useful in a lot of ways that pbooks aren't, but a lot of publishers want to block every use other than portable reading.