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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Some of your other points would be satisfied by the earlier idea of a card with the e-book embedded on it. It could be sold and resold, hold multiple formats, and be played on the device it was loaded on (read-only, not easily copied and disseminated, satisfying most piracy issues for publishers, and therefore a reasonable form of DRM). And you can save the cards, collect 'em, trade 'em, or throw 'em away when you're done (or if the book proves to be crappy).
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The card idea is a good supplement, but I think it would be better as something to load a book from than a requirement to read the book. The biggest advantage I get from eBooks is that I can get them right now. I log onto my ebook retailer of choice, enter the info and BOOM! I've got the book in moments.
That's one of the advantages eBooks will need to capitalize on, instant delivery.