[jaaron]

I've primarily switched to ebooks as the convenience is simply compelling enough for me that I'm willing to accept the downsides. The result? I read many more books than I used to.

That said, there are two major concerns I have with ebooks as they currently are sold:

1) Many ebook stores only sell you a license to read, not ownership of the book.

2) I credit my love of books to seeing my father regularly read from his personal library. When I read on my iPad, my kids can't tell if I'm reading a book, doing email, or goofing off.

My hope is that the ebook market eventually moves to either a proper ownership model or a subscription model. We've seen similar transformations in music and movies. The current Kindle store license is more akin to "leasing" the book anyway. If the prices reflected that, I believe there would be even larger uptake. If there is to be a serious competitor to Amazon, I expect they'll take such an approach.