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I have to stare at a computer screen a large portion of the day. I'll be dammed if I'll stare at the blasted thing to engage in one of my favorite pleasures - reading. The sooner these stupid electronic books 15 minutes of fame is up and they are all in the landfill, the better!

I hate to tell you this... but, e-readers are not going ANYWHERE... but, books might me.

I was a slow adopter.... I share many of the same feelings you have. But, I've come to love me Kindle.

One reason is... I can INCREASE the font size if I want.. no need (or, less need) for reading glasses. :-)

But, the main reason is.. I can have ALL of my books with me.. ALL of the time. I travel alot. That kindle slides into my computer bag easily... War & Peace is a BIT heavier.

I do miss my books... but, I'm NEVER going back.

Another thing, you can purchase books for eReaders just about anywhere online where books are sold. I just downloaded an eBook from Barnes & Noble for my Kindle.

Yes, I know, Kindle uses the “AZW” file format (or the MOBI format), and B&N’s books come in the ePub format. Well, there’s an answer to that. This particular book was a $1.00 book. I added it to Calibre and Calibre converted it to the MOBI format. Now I can put it on my Kindle. But what if it had DRM protection? There are applications available online (for a $) that will strip the DRM. So, I can buy any ePub book I want and, with very little effort, read it on my Kindle. All I have to do is strip the DRM before I convert it in Calibre.

One may ask, won’t B&N be upset with me? I don’t see why. They made the sale. What difference does it make to them what reader I read it on? They even provide a free PC-based reader to read their eBooks.

I’m not going back either, except for those books I consider investments. This is so much easier to carry, so much information to be had in one little unit, It’s a no brainer.