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It all depends on your current book buying practices. I've saved quite a bit, but I will be the first to admit that I exercised little to no economy when it came to buying books before I got the Kindle. I occasionally went to the library, but most of my books were purchased new, many of them hardcovers. I love libraries, but I have severe dust and mold allergies, so I often couldn't handle the books I found there. So that left me mostly with new book stores, the most expensive option. I bought what I felt like. Typically I'd go to a book store and buy five or ten books at a time so I wouldn't run out. Of these books a good 20% were never finished. Either I didn't like them or my fancy for them passed and I never even opened them.
With the Kindle, I download free samples and don't buy the book until I'm done with it. I finish all the books I buy. With the wireless delivery, I don't have to worry about where I am when I finish the sample. I have also gotten quite a few books from my local library. Its collection is pretty decent and getting better. It used to be almost entirely romance, which is not really my thing. Lately they've been concentrating more on literary fiction. I'm currently reading The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. This is actually a fairly new release and it's already in my library. When I read classics, I can easily get them for free. I haven't found many free promotional books I've liked, though. Many of them are self-published works and I don't really have the patience to sift through them for good ones.
I value my free time very highly. My reading time is precious. Having an ebook reader has allowed me to spend more time reading what I want when I want. I don't spend time waiting until I can get to the store or for the UPS guy. It's eased the pressure on the storage space in my home. Heck, it costs less than a bookshelf. It saves space in my suitcase. Plus, I find it more comfortable and pleasurable to read than a paper book.
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