It's usually cheaper, and they often have sales were you get it for 10%~20% of the paperback price. Also, for fiction, it's an advantage too because many times

It's usually cheaper, and they often have sales were you get it for 10%~20% of the paperback price. Also, for fiction, it's an advantage too because many times there's only a hardback + ebook release. Since hardbacks are the more expensive and less convenient/easy version to read - heavier, get's damaged more easily - you can just get the ebook for maybe half the price of paperback