Slaughter is obviously forgetting (or overlooking) the fact that e-books can be read on devices other than dedicated readers, like computers, cellphones, gameboys, PDAs, and yes, some MP3 players. And many of those devices aren't that hard for people to afford, or share, worldwide.
E-books are no less unobtainable than printed books in some areas... and more obtainable in areas where access to a real library is limited to non-existent.
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