A few thoughts: 1) Hardware interface: People here are conflating hardware interfaces (e.g., on Kindles) with the data medium (e.g., paper or ebook). For serio

A few thoughts: 1) Hardware interface: People here are conflating hardware interfaces (e.g., on Kindles) with the data medium (e.g., paper or ebook). For serious knowledge work, such as studying, of course a large screen area (such as dual 22" monitors) and good input (such as a full-sized keyboard) are essential. I think the question is, in that environment, which data medium is better 2) Software interface: How much is an issue of basic interface design. Paper book interfaces have been perfected over centuries; ebook interfaces are still immature. With the right interface, could ebooks exceed paper? 3) Does anyone know if ebook formats combine these capabilities: * I own the data; it's not licensed to me. * Open formats, so the book is readable 20 years from now, including the annotations (see below) * Annotation: I can add notes and associate them with specific locations in the text. 4) An interesting article on ebooks disrupting the college textbook business: http://www.fastcolabs.com/3028855/why-cant-e-books-disrupt-the-lucrative-college-textbook-business http://www.fastcolabs.com/3028855/why-cant-e-books-disrupt-t...