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My driver for ebooks has always been the large number of books in a small physical space. I started reading ebooks with an HP clamshell device, and LX360 I think. Migrating through other PDA's. In the early days the only source of ebooks was the darknet. What was available legally was very restricted. I have noticed that legal ebooks are becoming more readily available, and amazon and others claim that the ebook sector is rapidly expanding. All of this in spite of ebooks being widely available from the darknet. This seems to be at odds with the claim that these books are adversely affecting ebook sales.
I would much rather buy a well presented ebook from a legitimate source than use the darknet. The scan errors are frustrating. I will add that I usually have a paper copy of the books in my posession, so I have paid the author for his work.
What amazes me is that publishers cannot see the potential in ebooks. Where the legitimate sales can grow in the face of a lacklustre support from the publisher, and almost every book available for free on the darknet, if the publishers were more supportive, I am believe sales would increase faster.
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