We tend to compare ebook pricing to physical book pricing based on perceived value.  But the cost to print and deliver the book should not have an impact on the value you will get from reading it.  Trying to &quot;get my money worth&quot; shouldn&#x27;t impact your decision.  Buy the book in the format you want to enjoy it.  The cost to the publisher and distributor are irrelevant.<p>There are advantages other than physical size of an ebook:
- Lower effort to complete the buy -&gt; starting reading process
- My wife and I share an Amazon account, and therefore we can read an ebook simultaneously<p>If reading a book in hardcover or paperback form is something you enjoy, they buy it in that format.  If you are happy with an ebook, great -- buy an ebook.<p>If a physical book and an ebook are the same price, then make your decision based onhly on which format you want to read in.