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Originally Posted by Seli
I see your point, but I could do the same already in online stores for paper books. And while I do at times decide in the store to buy something usually I have a selection beforehand based on other sources. And books for me can not be randomly interchanged, total ebook access wouldn't increase the amount of books I would love to read that much.
I have preferences, authors I want to read as soon as possible, authors I would like to try, authors I would have to be paid to try... Independent on format. I have bought hardcovers despite the format, not despite the price, because I wanted access to a book.
On a tangent I still have not found an online bookstore (paper or e) that makes is as easy to browse for books as a physical bookstore (new or second hand). The amount of info I can get from a wall of (reasonably organized) books still seems to be superior for me to any webpage.
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Indeed, you do that for online pbook stores too (that's one of Amazon's success keys). But unlike pbooks, you have access to your books right on the spot and there almost zero chances that your ebook has trouble in sending. Eventually the only thing which splits you from your book is cash. Unless, of course, you are indifferent to waiting a couple of days for getting your books, with higher (yet still minute) chances of accidents such as the book having sequels from the mistreatment by the mail office and/or the book's former owner (for the case of 2nd hand books).
For your aside note, keep in mind that while you have access to websites only in 2 dimensions and a quite limited range of your sight directed forwards, a brick and mortar library allows you to use your full tridimensional vision angle. Website organisation should improve, but there are limits we cannot surpass (unless we're in virtual reality)