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It seems to me that there's a difference between exploring a large number of bookshelves, seeing them all laid out before you, and searching on a device. Going into a bookshop and seeing all the books just isn't the same as, say, logging into Amazon - despite the fact that Amazon has many more books available.
So, I'm not convinced that having a reader with 500+ books on it would give the same benefit as having 500+ books in the house (as mentioned in the article linked above). Giving over so much of your living space to books, surrounding yourself with them, speaks of their importance in a way that having them invisibly within a device does not.
Perhaps prospective parents with ereaders should cover their options by decorating a wall with 1000 paperbacks.
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