The inevitable end of printed media

I own an ereader and love it for when I travel. Being able to fit more books than you can read on the ereader or the micro sd card (I have a nook) makes me extremely happy. I don't have the space to house all of the books I want, so being able to still have them in some form for me is great.

That said, it isn't the same. As others have said, it's not like holding a book in your hands. I do have a small collection of first editions that are special to me, which is something that just won't happen with a digital copy. I love walking over to my bookshelves and picking up a physical book to read. If I had my way, I would have a library in my house, but that just isn't realistic. My house is small and I have to severely limit what I keep.

Another problem with "owning" digital books is that you never really do. I refused to buy a Kindle because fuck Amazon. I won't be forced into a proprietary format even if they do have cheaper books. They have already proven that they can take a book back whenever they damn well please. With another site I have already run into the problem of not being able to read a book because I didn't have the credit card I bought it with handy.

The statement that ebooks will be cheaper is ignorant. Already the big publishers have banded together to set prices for ebooks. It makes no sense that in some cases the mass market paperback is out for $6-$7, yet the ebook version is over $10. You can shop multiple sites and find discounted offers here and there, but it's much more limited than it used to be.

Jam it back in, in the dark.