I have been inclined towards the paperback as it offers me far more value. There is no improvement to my experience that might make me switch my method of reading.
I disagree with this. e-Books offer a superior reading experience in almost every way except "if you fall asleep while reading and the book falls, you don't break your nose or damage your book" (which regrettably has almost happened to me on several occasions).
There have been several books that I willingly paid a higher price for on the Kindle as opposed to getting the paperback at a book store.
The convenience of having all your books on a single slim device (or synced between two) and not taking up physical space in your house is great enough for me to pay an extra Rs100 or so.
That said, I agree with the point on the whole - most people don't think like I do and will expect the ebook to be cheaper and will feel completely ripped off if it's not.
I comment on this as someone who believes all your points, but also believes the price of ebooks should come down.
Yes, tons of value in ebooks, I love them to death and my wrists praise them for the slim profile of my Kindle, especially when reading my 900-1200 page books. They're amazing, you can change the font size on a whim, and the battery life on the Kindle lasts longer than anything I have ever owned.
That said, I don't believe the prices of ebooks should be "dirt cheap," rather marginally less than paper books. My logic is that there are less physical costs of an ebook, so the costs of an electronic version should be cheaper. However, it's still a young industry, publishers probably have not figured out a really efficient system for getting them into Kindles and Nooks and what not.
That said, it will be quite a while for prices of ebooks to change, I am sure. It will at least need the scale of paper books to even think about getting there.
I disagree with this. e-Books offer a superior reading experience in almost every way except "if you fall asleep while reading and the book falls, you don't break your nose or damage your book" (which regrettably has almost happened to me on several occasions).
There have been several books that I willingly paid a higher price for on the Kindle as opposed to getting the paperback at a book store.
The convenience of having all your books on a single slim device (or synced between two) and not taking up physical space in your house is great enough for me to pay an extra Rs100 or so.
That said, I agree with the point on the whole - most people don't think like I do and will expect the ebook to be cheaper and will feel completely ripped off if it's not.