Not all paper books deteriorate at the same rate...
SO - let us say I am a collector, and I have bought a collector's item 1st Edition book, read it once (very carefully - there is no damage) and then vacuum pack the book and store it in a bank vault where temperature etc is regulated. 300yrs from now that book should still be pristine. Now apparently somebody decides that my digital ebook should deteriorate. Based on whose criteria? I have read my e-book once. It should last forever.
Get with the 21st century, publishers, and realise that your outdated way of thinking just doesn't work anymore. You lose a bit of money? Tough. You have already made enough and are still making loads in any case. If you can't survive on the millions you have already made, it shows that you don't know how to invest (yes - rather give it to that evil thing called shareholders as dividends - not the original idea behind shares in any case) and have no idea how to manage your money properly. The new age is for people who adjust fast and accept that change is the only constant...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
