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I'm a Kindle owner, and I agree that "Kindle" and "e-reader" shouldn't be used interchangeably. The Kindle isn't the only e-reader out there.
I don't agree that people who like paper books are Luddites. If you're listening to music, you may well have difficulty telling whether you are listening to a CD, an MP3 or a vinyl record. The experiences are nearly an identical. A trained ear may be able to tell the difference, but most people don't have such trained ears. But when you're reading a book, it is obvious whether you are reading an e-books or a paper book. The experiences are different, and some people prefer one over the other.
I think the e-book market will grow, but will not completely displace paper books. There will be a market for paper books that is a considerably larger percentage than vinyl has of the music market. I'm not enthusiastic about the idea of "enhanced" books, the proposals tend to look more like movies than books.
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