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I can perfectly understand when someone says something like "I like real books better", and they usually mean "I like paper books better" - and it doesn't bother me. Reading (for pleasure, that is) is an emotional thing, and the things that trigger emotions can be very different for different people. Despite all their good points, e-readers feel and look different from printed paper books.
I switched to reading on an e-reader only about 18 months ago. The heavy reader in my home is my wife, and she adamantly refuses to switch, even though it means a significant proportion of her backpack's weight is made of paper whenever we go on vacation. She did give it a quick try, and didn't like it; I don't press her too much, other than pointing out that *I* am only carrying about as much weight as her lightest book.
As a result, I'm not too surprised that some younger readers make the transition more easily than those who had dozens of years to become emotionally attached to their print books.
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