I'm in a quandry. I'm considering buying one of these.
Pros:
1. I will likely read more, simply by dint of convenience.
2. I don't have room in my house for any more books.
3. I will feel whizzy and exciting and a bit greener.
Cons:
1. I like real books. Real paper book-type, sniff-me-I-smell-like-a-book books.
2. I will be decreasing the number of paper books in circulation and thus contributing to the future reduction of the second-hand bookshop industry.*
3. My Mother will disown me.
4. I will be giving money to Amazon, and not my lovely local(ish) independent bookshop.
At this point, I am thinking of a Harry Hill style "FIIIIGHT!" and seeing what happens. I'm aware this is not a complete lifestyle choice. Even if I have a Kindle, I can still buy paper books. But then, what if I want to read the book I have on paper on my Kindle.** But I can't LEND people books I have on a Kindle. Nor have they yet invented a way for me to nose at what other people are reading on the tube with an e-book.
Humph.
Anyone got any thoughts?
* And then where will all the old spinster gay men go? This is my retirement plan!
** They should do what they do with DVDs/Blu-Rays and flog 'triple play' books, with a code to download a digital one. Do they do that? Why do they not do that.
