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Congratulations Martin, you made a good choice. The screen is amazing. I have the Sony Reader and am coming to Harry's position that size matters.
Since acquiring the Sony last November, I have been collecting electronic copies of many of the books I already had in paper. Part of these are now in the E-Book Upload section at MobileRead. The classics that never go out of fashion are the ones that I can read over again. Few of the modern fiction entries come anywhere near that level. Most are read and toss.
I have been clearing out the bookshelves and the boxes of books in the basement. Some go to friends that have expressed interest in them and the rest go to the local library to do with as they see fit. (What they can't use they sell to buy things they can use.)
Other than classics, reference works, and those in my field; I have seldom reread a book in my life. There are too many good books that I have never read to waste time rereading an average book. Life is too short.
Could I sell the books myself? Sure. Who wants to go to that time and effort on Amazon or eBay? What I would get back is less than what I could earn from a client for the same period of work. If I take it to a used bookstore all I get is a credit that I can exchange for other used books.
There is also one area where ebooks are far less expensive than pbooks. Recently I was about to fly from Washington, DC to LA and saw an interesting book in one of the "list price +10%" type of overpriced shops that always seem to thrive in airports. My business partner was also interested in the same book. While he proceeded to the checkout to buy the book I logged into Sony Connect, bought the book, downloaded it to the Reader, and was reading it by the time he returned from the store. (Yes, I do practice safe WiFi.) OK, so I paid more than Amazon. I also paid less than he did.
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