This is kind of like the difference between walking and driving. Yes, the car/e-book is better in basically every way, but in order for it to be a good general

This is kind of like the difference between walking and driving. Yes, the car/e-book is better in basically every way, but in order for it to be a good general solution, you have to design the entire environment around it. Cars don't work so well in London or NYC, walking doesn't work so well in Atlanta. There are centuries of infrastructure around paper books, and it will take a long time to get e-book infrastructure to the level of convenience and accommodation that cars have now, or the level of mental acceptance that paper books have. An expensive DRM'ed device is a step in the right direction, but it certainly isn't the end of the road. See Seth Godin for a better view of the future: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/11/you-wont-find-m.html http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/11/you-wont-fin...