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There is no doubt that I have spent far more on books since I got my first e-reader some 2 years ago.
The good news is that the reason for that is that I am reading far more than I was two years ago.
When I got my original 505, it was because I had lost the reading bug (too rough on my paperbacks so that they started to fall apart in my bag, and always losing my place in the book). I thought the e-reader might just spark my reading habit back in to life. I justified the cost (then not much under £200) by telling myself that the e-reader came with 100 books on a cd (largely "classics") and, even if I only read 50% of them, it just about covered the cost of the e-reader.
Boy, did it get me back in to reading! My spending on books (I have always been happy to buy drm protected content in order to read the book I want) has rocketed but, in truth, in the UK I have generally not found the ebook price has been as much as the full paperback price on anything I have bought (though I do miss out on the usual 3 for 2 deals most sellers operate over here on a selection of their paperbacks - but often the books I want are not included in the special deals anyway).
In order to control my spending, I have my own rule of reading one free book for every two I buy - this also means I get to read some books I would never have read otherwise.
I am hopeful that the Amazon entry in to the UK market means my monthly spend will stay the same, but that I get more books for my hard earned pennies.
Anyway, I reckon fjt got it spot on above...get a reader because you want to read books on a reader (just get a decent case as well to protect your Precioussss).
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