Why Nobody Likes E-Books

CybrGuyRSB writes: "In today's Chicago Tribune, there is an interesting article about the total unpopularity of e-books. It seems to partly tie their failure into their copyright protection and briefly discusses the Skylarov case."

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Why I don't want an eBook

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• I can't flip through it.
• I can't dog-ear it, or use my bookmark collection.
• Books smell good and feel good (okay, this is nostalgia).
• Screens hurt my eyes, paper works fine.
• eBooks run out of power, books don't.
• eBooks might have access control, books don't.
• I own a book, not a license to it.
• Books are cheap - I can forget one at the beach and not lose too much cash on it.
• I'm unlikely to be mugged for a book, even on the NYC subway.
• Reading in bed doesn't get in the way of hot sex.
  (Hold on honey, let me unplug my eBoo - bzzzzzzzzt aaaaaagh!)
• And finally, with a book, no one can take away my right to read.

What did I miss? :)

Paper Based Books have More Uses

[KarmaBlackballed]

If while reading on the throne you run out of TP, the already-read pages of a cheap paperback are very handy. Your ebook display device is a little too expensive to be used that way.