[superuser2]

I like to read in the dark. As a passenger on road trips, or in a comfortable chair that doesn't necessarily have a reading lamp, or while waiting somewhere that doesn't have good illumination. Gooseneck lamps are AWFUL, particularly on paperbacks. I also can't set paperbacks to balance nicely on my lap without curving like crazy in most circumstances.

So I get 1) freed from having to secure and power a light source, and 2) the convenience of the hardback for the price of the paperback.

I was also quite bothered by the low res low contrast screen on the Kindle. The Paperwhite is worlds better, eliminating all of my gripes.