I was sure I didn't want an e-reader because I love books also. Big library user in my youth and as much as possible in adulthood. Then I traveled to Europe last year and lugged books around with me. I ran out of books to read because I culled my books before leaving home to save space and weight. So I bought the Sony E-Reader. I love it. I can borrow books from the library without having to drive there now. (We share our library with the local High School and it somewhat limited anyways with long wait times). I took it on a 3 week road trip across the country and I used it a lot. Now, I did decide when I bought it to make sure I got the cover with the built in reading light. I have not bought a paper book since and I don't miss them. I was also a collector who found it hard to part with paper books after I purchased them so I was having storage issues! One thing about my e-reader that I like, I can read while eating a lot easier because I don't have the pages flipping over. (Yes I find a good book hard to put down even for meals!)