Well, not necessarily. You could argue that the ebook is searchable, for instance, which the paper book is not. So I would say that the paper book and the ebook

Well, not necessarily. You could argue that the ebook is searchable, for instance, which the paper book is not. So I would say that the paper book and the ebook each have a few unique merits that might or might not be worth paying extra for. For me personally, the ebook advantage value for fiction does not equal the advantage value for a paper book, at least not yet, so for me, the ebook would have to be cheaper. I can imagine that for a reference book the equation might be different, though, at least using an e-book reader I'm happy with.