I read more books on my Kindle than I do other types of books. I was a bit resistant at first, but my friends were epublishing, I was epublishing, so I wanted to be able to read their work. I like the convenience of having a lot of books in one small place. Plus, my bookshelves are going crazy with all the books on them. I still buy print books, but you are completely right. It’s not print vs. ebooks. It’s an ability to read anything, whether it is in print, electronic format, or both.

I thought I would NEVER read on an ereader, but when I got an iPad for Christmas, my husband had pre-loaded the Kindle app. I tried a single at first just out of curiosity, but then an amazing thing happened.

We were sharing a condo with another family this ski season, and we had to share a room with the kids. That’s when I realized that I could dim the lighting on the Kindle app and READ with the lights off while the rest of the family was asleep. I got used to reading on it, and because the iPad comes with me almost everywhere, I now always have one print book and one ebook going. So I am both reading more and buying more books.

We are going to Italy for the summer, and I suspect I’ll bring a handful of paperback books but load a whole battalion on my iPad. I still prefer the experience of reading print books, but I’m a total convert to the advantages of both.

The only problem is, eventually book light manufacturers might go out of business.

I’ll freely admit it, I’ve gone to the dark side. Er, the ebook side.

It’s to the point where if I can’t get it on my nook, I don’t read it. I’m so excited to read the new Jean M. Auel book this weekend. Without breaking my wrists.

I love my Kindle. Not only can I just carry it instead of hardcovers, I can even put manuscripts on it and make notes and highlight stuff. So I’m never without something to read and I can sneak in some revision between all sorts of other stuff.

But in bed every night, I still read a real book.

I went digital, but I still have a lot of print books yet to read.

Still holding out, but simply because of the exorbitant cost of buying a reader in South Africa.