Comment Too many lost benefits from paper (Score 1) 357
I'm an early adopter, and fond of ebooks. You know those guys that bought Rocketbooks way back? That's me.
I learned a hard lesson there, and I'll share it with you. The thing holding up eBooks from mainstream acceptance doesn't have anything to do with the hardware, or even the availability of books (though that is a problem).
The big issue is that they charge the same as a paper book, and often as much as a hardback, but I don't get the ability to:
Sell the book
Trade it with a friend for one I haven't read
Trade it in for credit at a used book store, like Half Price books
So, I've given up a large part of the intrinsic value of a paper book, and recieved exactly nothing in return for the same, or more, cash.
I'm already paying a premium for the reader, and I'm already living with a reduced selection of reading material. Now, I'm losing value of the material I can get?
This will never catch on until it has the same value as a paper book, period. No matter how fancy the display device might be.
I learned a hard lesson there, and I'll share it with you. The thing holding up eBooks from mainstream acceptance doesn't have anything to do with the hardware, or even the availability of books (though that is a problem).
The big issue is that they charge the same as a paper book, and often as much as a hardback, but I don't get the ability to:
Sell the book
Trade it with a friend for one I haven't read
Trade it in for credit at a used book store, like Half Price books
So, I've given up a large part of the intrinsic value of a paper book, and recieved exactly nothing in return for the same, or more, cash.
I'm already paying a premium for the reader, and I'm already living with a reduced selection of reading material. Now, I'm losing value of the material I can get?
This will never catch on until it has the same value as a paper book, period. No matter how fancy the display device might be.
