5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet

Source: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/5-reasons-why-e-books-aren%E2%80%99t-there-yet/

John C Abell at Wired’s Epicenter blog offers 5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet. This is a very thought-provoking post about the current state of e-Books and their limitations. Here are his five arguments, be sure and read the full post for his explanations.

An unfinished e-book isn’t a constant reminder to finish reading it.
You can’t keep your books all in one place.
Notes in the margins help you think.
E-books are positioned as disposable, but aren’t priced that way.
E-books can’t be used for interior design.

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