I love my kindle. I'm an avid reader and, at first, I didn't believe in an ereader. I love the feel and smell of books, I enjoy turning pages, love seeing how much I've read and how far I have to go, so I did not think an ereader was for me. I resisted for a long long time.

Then I bought an ipad. I thought I would use the ipad to read and do other things during my daily commute. However, reading on the ipad hurt my eyes and I ended up not using at all.

For Mother's Day, my husband bought me a kindle. I didn't think I would ever use it, but now I don't know how I lived without it. It's small and light so I can commute with it every day. I never run out of books to read and there are tons of free/cheap books so I am actually saving money. Additionally, when I go on vacation, I don't have to carry tons of books. I bring my kindle and that's all I need.

Will a kindle ever take the place of a real book? Probably not. I still prefer holding/reading an actual book, but it has its advantages and is useful and convenient so I'm glad I have one.