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There's nothing wrong with paper books, it's just that you have to consider the tradeoffs now that we have multiple formats. Pros: Can lend it out, doodle in t

There's nothing wrong with paper books, it's just that you have to consider the tradeoffs now that we have multiple formats. Pros: Can lend it out, doodle in the margins, flip quickly through the pages, use without electricity, etc. Cons: Can't search by text string, can't highlight a word to look it up in the dictionary/wikipedia, can't sync highlights and notes to the cloud, can't use without light, can't carry 10,000 in your pocket, can't read at 2x speed while jogging (audiobooks), etc. Different people have different priorities, and they'll choose their format accordingly.

douche 10y ago
In my opinion, the way Manning does this is pretty close to ideal. If you buy a physical copy of, say The Art of Unit Testing[1], or C# in Depth[2], either directly from them, Amazon, a bookstore, whatever, you get a code to download the ebook as well. Especially because it is usually only about $10 more expensive to buy the physical book + ebook combo, rather than just the ebook from them. [1] http://amzn.to/29Rchjc http://amzn.to/29Rchjc [2] http://amzn.to/29LASq7 http://amzn.to/29LASq7