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I bought books when I wanted to own them as a physical object. I'd borrow them from a library or read in a bookstore when I just wanted to read.
I dislike the idea of buying electronic books when the display/consumption technology is so primitive and mediocre compared to he deceptively simple concept of a printed and bound book. I am willing to in order to support development in some small way, but currently I can't take ebooks seriously enough. Simple direct consumption was more or less free for me...ownership was a different matter entirely. Once there's some feeling of ownership and less of a feeling of mediocrity that I get with all ebook reader devices, my digital purchases will probably skyrocket.
Heck, I would buy a scroll version of a book over an electronic version if given the choice, considering today's technology for reading.
Probably a very small concern in the grand scheme of things, but definitely something that affects my status as a consumer.
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