Same here. I waited a long time to get a Kindle because I preferred my books to be hardbacks or paperbacks. I keep a lot of the historical books I read, so I'd prefer them to be something I can put on my bookshelf, and then refer back to easily if I need to look something up. I basically got a Kindle so I wouldn't have to carry a lot of books with me when I travel. I'm usually reading four or five paperback/hardbacks at the same time.
The only time I use the Kindle is when I read in bed at night. I have at least two books going on that at the same time. It was also easier to use the Kindle which has its own light source for my bedroom. I have a ceiling light, and a lamp on my nightstand, but the lamp isn't that great to read regular books with while sitting up in bed. I didn't want to have to use the ceiling light, then be bothered having to get out of bed to turn it off before going to sleep.
Ha! You posted as I was typing. I also usually have several books going at the same time. Paper books are easier to page back and forth in, but you can’t beat a Kindle for portability. A pickup truck load of books in my back pocket.
For reading paper books in bed, I have a lamp clamped to the headboard and twisted so the light reflects off the wall behind me rather than shining in my eyes. It’s enough to read by, and easy to reach to turn off.
I just don't want to hold a machine to read and the light, even when dimmed, on a Kindle, is no good for me.
Like you, I too have more than one book going at a time.
Now that I work 100% from my home office, the paper books are just a few steps away. O'Reilly reneged on their agreement to host the HUNDREDS of books purchased from them. I downloaded the PDFs and burned them to Bluray. Thus far, the manning publications, Apress and Pragmatic Programmers have honored their agreement to host my purchases and offer updates when errata corrections have been merged to the latest edition.