The Danger of E-Books - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

"Even one of these infringements makes e-books a step backward from printed books. We must reject e-books until they respect our freedom.[1]

The e-book companies say denying our traditional freedoms is necessary to continue to pay authors. The current copyright system supports those companies handsomely and most authors badly. We can support authors better in other ways that don't require curtailing our freedom, and even legalize sharing...."