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I go back and forth between ebooks and paper books. I very much enjoy the ebook reading experience and find it generally superior to paper books. I don't really intend to give up paper books, but here are the things I find slightly less appealing about them now that I've expanded my text consuming options:
1. Big hardcovers are heavy! When reading a novel for prolonged times, the object gets heavy in the hands or on the lap.
2. The text crowding into the crease of the binding actually makes it harder to see and expose to lighting. The flat open screen of an ebook reader is much easier to read.
3. Paper books need a book mark that I always lose.
Things I still like about paper books are:
1. I really still prefer my big old dictionary. I can flip through it quickly and learn new words as I look for the word that made me open the dictionary.
2. I really still prefer paper for cook books. Not all recipes are going to fit on a small screen and the book needs to be in an environment where it can handle spills, splashes, and flouring.
3. Large reference books with pictures and diagrams do well on a big page although a big ebook reader could likely do a good job with this, but I don't have one of those.
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