I'm so sorry to take so long responding to your post, Jeremy! Somehow, it automatically went into moderation. Until I became a Super Moderator -- not long ago -- I couldn't even see moderated posts, and I expect that none of the other supers have stopped by my forum since you posted here.
It wasn't until right now that I noticed the little icon, and immediately read and approved your post.
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I have around a thousand legally purchased or obtained ebooks with no DRM. I fully expect to be able to read any of them for the rest of my life and to pass them down to my children, my children's children and their children's children.
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I guess we'll have to wait and see whether you'll still be so comfortable reading things off a screen in twenty years or so. It can be hard on the eyes for some of us old folks.
It seems to me that there are people who are in love with the technology and convenience of e-books, and people for whom the traditional format fits their needs just fine. I doubt that either side is going to be able to convince the other of anything. We each have our own needs and expectations, aside from the story itself. There is room enough in the world for paper books and e-books, but if one format wipes out the other, some people are going to be unhappy.