[citation][nom]Joeshardware2[/nom]Tablets, Ereaders Signaling the End of Physical Books?No. Can't buy used ebooks at used book prices. Can't sell ebooks when finished with them. Can't check ebooks out for free at the local library[/citation]
Actually you can check out ebooks at most libraries.
Everyone seems bent on not being able to resale or purchase used books, but I ask how many of you got a free edition of the entire works of Plato, Dickens, Verne, Poe like my wife did this year? At best you would still have to pay a buck or two for used copies of these free out of copyright e-books. Ereaders have some downfalls but I think the upside is well worth it. As far as some Apocalypse ending electricity and society as we know it with books being our only source of information, do you really think libraries will survive if power plants don't?
Tom's has a strange following some are hellbent on getting bleeding edge tech while others cling to keeping things the same. I like the feel of a book in my hands for reading, I also like my wife's e-reader tons of free books/games, acts as a MP3 player, and limited web connectivity no paperback does that for me.