Ebooks are easier to modify and censor post publication. Ebooks require recharging and some forms require net access. Ebooks are more vulnerable to some forms

Ebooks are easier to modify and censor post publication. Ebooks require recharging and some forms require net access. Ebooks are more vulnerable to some forms of damage than paper books - and fire and wet damage ebooks as well as paper books. Ebooks are searchable - this is the biggest advantage they have for scholarship.