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Like others, I also have many reasons that I switched and even more for staying with ebooks, listed in what's most important to me for order.
Poor eyesight - ebooks let me adjust the font where it's comfortable for me and reading became enjoyable again. I hadn't been reading much because of suffering trying to read the tiny type in paperbacks.
There was nothing worse than finishing a book on my way to work, which meant I'd have nothing to read the rest of the way and on the way home. With an ereader, I can just open another book, since you can have hundreds (even thousands) with you at all times.
Ereaders are more comfortable to sit and hold for long periods of time, rather than trying to keep a book open.
Now that ereaders have also improved and include front lights, I no longer have to worry about having any light source with me. Instead of dreading power failures, I actually get a little bit giddy when there's one now since I can do nothing but sit and read in complete darkness for the duration.
No fiddling with bookmarks and losing them, ereaders open back to where you left off.
Built in dictionaries.
A huge library of public domain books for free, more discounts on ebooks than you'd ever see for the same paperbacks, and that means the ereader basically paid for itself on money saved.
I pretty much stuck to paperbacks since I always read on the subways and trains, and then the books would often get loaned out to family, so I wasn't really bursting at the seams needing more space, but it was still a clutter that I've now been able to get rid of and wouldn't think of going back.
I've always got a huge to-be-read list, so I'm one that really doesn't take advantage of being able to instantly download and read a book, but it's nice to have the option and know I'll never be stuck without something to read.
There's absolutely no going back to paper books for me ever.
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