Having said that, I do believe that eBooks are the way of the future and there are many reasons why they are preferable to the traditional book with paper pages.

From an authors perspective there are many benefits. An eBook can be produced in a short period of time, sometimes just a week os so whereas most paper books can take up to a year before they reach the shelves of book stores. And the beauty of ebooks is that they can reach thousands of interested buyers/readers in a very short period of time. While I do agree that to have your book produced in a physical form can add credibility to you as an author there are many highly respected eBook authors providing quality products online today. Some do turn their ebooks into physical books and you may be pleasantly surprised at the cost involved to do this.

From a sellers point of view, eBooks are a dream product. As long as you have rights to resell the book, whether it be resale rights, master resale rights or private label rights, you can sell the same copy over and over again. With private label rights (PLR) you can actually claim to be the author making any changes you like to the text or the graphics. Some authors will allow you to rebrand their books with your own links potentially making it extremely viral.

From a buyers perspective eBooks can be obtained far quicker than paper books. No more having to go to a book store or waiting for the postman to arrive. In some cases the eBook is delivered as an attachment directly to you via email. Others will send you to a download page with links to the product and usually a few links to bonus items or offers making them great value.

Many authors will capture your details during the buying process. This enables them to provide you, usually free of charge, any updated versions of their product. I've personally not seen this practised with any physical books.

Some people don't like to read eBooks on their computer screen and would rather have a physical book that they can carry around with them or snuggle up with on the lounge on a rainy day. Well you can still do this with eBooks. All you need is an eBook reader or some sort of portable media device. Depending on the size of its memory they can often hold thousands of books.

When you think about it, eBooks are far better in terms of the impact on the environment. Yeah sure, some people will still print them off but the majority will simply store them on their computers or portable media.

For some people, myself included, eBooks have made reading a pleasure. I personally suffer from an eye condition called Keratoconus. I love to read but it can often be a struggle if the pages are not backlit like on a computer screen or a pda or some such media. So there's another reason many people will choose eBooks.

I hope this gives you some insight into why I believe eBooks are better than physical books, at least, most of the time.