Comment Re:What's the open alternative? (Score 1) 641
And when a paperback gets ruined it doesn't cost $200 to replace. We could go around and around like this all day, to no good effect, I'm sure, since it all comes down to personal preference.
Contrary to what GP said above, my preferring paper has nothing to do with nostalgia or cocoa, I just find it cheaper, more practical, and more reliable than digital currently.
But I'll agree that your hypothetical consumer Utopia sounds very appealing. I have no quarrel with the concept of the ebook, it's the execution that leaves me cold. Once media companies stop treating their customers like cash cows who can't be trusted with their own purchases, I'll hop on the bandwagon. But I'm not holding my breath.