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No, they don't.
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Do, too
But let's not be childish here. I personally think they already offer a "comparable experience", and the gap is narrowing at an astonishing rate.
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If they did, no paper books would be printed anymore.
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It's early days yet. I don't think books as we know them are obsolete quite yet. I don't think they ever will be, completely, but the analog printing industry as we know it today certainly won't survive in the long term.
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No used market; no book crossing; no lending books each other;
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That's true to some extent -- some of these problems can be solved technically, others might simply not matter in the grand scheme of things.
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complete control over every single copy; ability to delete already purchased book with one mouse click; ability to limit the total number of times one single copy is read; fast obsolescence. It's publisher's heaven.
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Again, valid concerns that you raise and that need to be addressed, but no unsurmountable obstacles. Early days, as I've said.
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You don't. Does it mean that nobody does?
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Probably not. Let them get their books the old-fashioned way, then.
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Get a copy of the National Geographics magazine and count how many photos in it are digital.
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I was talking about the
taking of pictures, obvsiouly. I'd be surprised to learn that a significant percentage of photo journalists has not switched to digital yet.