Re:eBooks didn't catch on yet (Score 1)

Let's see. I have many eBooks on my Treo 600 pda/phone. I find it quite comfortable reading text from the screen. Since it is also my phone, I tend to have it everywhere I go. I can read it in the car shop, I can read it riding the bus, I can read it almost anywhere, even on the toilet if I so choose. Not only that, I can read it in the dark, without an annoying book light. I can set it to autoscroll, and read books hands-free while using exercise equipment. I can carry many books in my pocket, along with a comprehensive dictionary to look up any word or usage that is unfamiliar. Try do do any of these things with paper books. There's more. I can highlight sections of the text and associate my own notes iwth these highlights. Why has the eBook flopped? Certainly not any reason you listed. Instead, the things I find wrong with them are the quality of the eBooks and the various incompatible formats. Not all books are available in all formats, so it is a pain to find a reader for each device. I want to be able to read my book on my Palm, my Pocket PC, or even my dedicated eBook reader, and also peruse the book on my PC, should I choose to own any of these devices. And due to copy protection, my purchase in one format will require me to buy a second copy if I want to read it on a different reader/format. It is really frustrating not to know that if you buy a book in one format, you cannot read it on any other reader. Secondly, many of the eBooks they are selling are scanned in from printed text, and contain WAY TO MANY TYPOS. Yes, I have had this problem with PURCHASED eBooks. The advantages of eBooks are huge. It's just the eBook industry has been really stupid in marketing and producting quality eBooks in useful formats.