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Yes, for the reasons people have mentioned. I love books but simply do not have storage space for all the books I may want. Ebooks let me have over 1000 books in a one-bedroom apartment.
Also, here is something I have not seen others mention, but I am reading more non-English stuff than I used to because the on-board dictionary makes it so easy. I used to need a paper dictionary, then I upgraded to a hand-held computer-like device that was even handier but still meant that every time you wanted to look up a word, you had to turn it on, enter the right mode (French to English, English to French etc.) and then key in the terms and scroll down that tiny two-word screen. On the Kindle, I just move the cursor and boom, there it is. Makes reading in French much easier for me and my fluency in reading has greatly improved. I am a fairly fluent speaker but was always weak in reading with French, so it has been nice to see gains in this area---I am using the dictionary less than I used to, enjoying the reading more and no longer feel like I am translating in my head as I go.
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