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I have a 6 month old, and I've read to her from day one. At first it was so she could hear my voice and get used to language (and I was usually reading while holding her anyway, since very small babies are not as interactive as older ones). I've read to her both from my Kindle and from paper books. She doesn't yet have fine enough motor control to be able to turn pages in paper books without ripping them to pieces, but she LOVES to turn pages in board books, and she seems to understand that pushing a button on the Kindle also turns the page (or at least understands that she's mimicking me), because she's constantly trying to push the left-side Next Page button while I'm reading aloud to her.
I don't think it's so much in the motion of turning a page, but more in the act itself: sitting still while following along with the words on the page. Sure, to us reading always meant turning a page, but kids are quick to adapt. To them, they'll "get" that this new thing is also reading.
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