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It saves me money.
I read mainly non-fiction. Philosophy, history, theology, cultural criticism, etc. I tend to read more on the academic side of things, not the popular side. What that means is I'm more likely to be reading some nasty bit of academese rather than a more popular books ("The Courage to Be" by Tillich rather than "The Shack"). And what THIS means is that a) lots of it is quite pricey, b) no local bookstores will carry these and c) my library won't carry them either. I do buy a lot used, but a lot are often dusty and kind of musty and it bugs my eyes a lot.
The Kindle has a lot of what I like, however. And the prices are much better. Secondly, almost any bit of classical literature/philosophy/etc is available for free.
So... I'm happy with my purchase. But it really is more about the convenience. The hardest part for me is deciding if I want to get the print or the ebook version.
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