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Like many others here, I also started off on a Palm Pilot. Being able always to have a book (or books) with me was a luxury.
Since then, I am never without a device which lets me read a book.
I have progressed (in no particular order) from the HP Touchpad, the Kobo Mini (if ever they produce one with a front-light, I shall buy it in a heartbeat), iPad Mini, iPhone3G, iPhone4, iPhone4S, iPhone5C, iPhone6 (always by my side; so good, I cannot justify an iPhone7), Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4NT, Kindle PaperWhite, Kindle Voyage (also always with me).
I only keep about 50 e-books on my Kindle at one time, in two collections, one for kids and one for me. The rest of my e-books are in a Calibre library. I select and sort my books there, and when the batch I am currently reading is finished, I am ready to load the next set onto my Kindle.
I am typing this in my study, which is lined with books which have been gathering dust for years. The same is true of the ones in my lounge. I do have a small bookshelf in the bedroom, which houses books I truly value, but even those are duplicated in my e-book collection, and so are rarely read.
My wife also has a Kindle, and some of the dusty books on the bookshelves belong to her. Whenever we travel, our Kindles are always with us. Reading is an important part of our lives. Only the technology has changed.
Why e-books? Why not?
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