>Paper books have search in three forms: flipping quickly to scan for information, a chapter index, and a concept index in the back. An E-book probably has the

>Paper books have search in three forms: flipping quickly to scan for information, a chapter index, and a concept index in the back. An E-book probably has the last two as well. These are almost ineffectual compared to direct word search. >e-books don't come with DRM or a record of purchases if you torrent them or get them from Gutenberg, whereas you cannot conveniently steal a paper book. Sure, but if you do buy a paper book at least you can sell it. You will never be able to recoup any of the money in your ebook library.