Which are better, eBooks or Paper Books?

I found an interesting post in www.readwriteweb.com comparing the advantages of paper books versus ebooks, by Richard MacManus, December 2010.

In August I wrote a couple of posts that posed the question: which are better, eBooks or paper books? I'm not a fan of black and white answers, but in this case the answer was even more grey than usual. The fact is, there are pros and cons for both. I myself still read both paper books and eBooks, alternating between the two depending on the book.

Here were the arguments I presented for each side.

5 Ways That eBooks Are Better Than Paper Books
1. Social Highlighting

2. Notes 

3. Look-up of words

4. Ability to Tweet & Facebook quotes

5. Search

5 Ways That Paper Books Are Better Than eBooks
1. Feel

2. Packaging

3. Sharing

4. Keeping

5. Second-hand books

There's little doubt that paper books will be a commercial force for a long time yet. Nevertheless, in 2010 eBooks and eReaders took a big step forward and eBooks now represent a sizable minority of the overall book market.

Source : www.readwriteweb.com