>Books and ebooks are really not the same thing at all. In what sense are they not? My first thought when hearing the word "book" is of a particular template o

>Books and ebooks are really not the same thing at all. In what sense are they not? My first thought when hearing the word "book" is of a particular template of contents and layout that could be instantiated on paper or on a digital device; I guess I'm thinking of something like an ISBN, rather than a specific physical artifact. And that's pretty much the same concept that comes to mind when I hear "ebook". What is the difference that you're thinking of? EDIT: in other words, I suppose that my concept of a book is based on the usual interpretation of the question "Have you read that book?"