[jjice]

I had the exact same mindset about six months ago, before I was given a Kindle. I love paper books and I couldn't imagine why anyone used an ereader.

I have a Kindle Paperwhite, but it seems like the following of what I'm going to say applied to all modern ereaders.

The screens looks fantastic. The way in which they replicate the visual appearance of paper is surprisingly good.

Reading in the dark. They have excellent backlights and warm lights that you can configure. Reading in bed was always kind of a pain for me since I needed a separate light, but an ereader is a standalone situation. It's fantastic for reading on a plane for that reason as well.

Size and weight. I read a lot of software books that are 10"x7" (I believe that's the standard size for a lot of them) and they can get bulky to hold and carry around when you're not just reading at home. This is especially true if I'm commuting on a train or traveling. When I travel, I read more than usual, so I'd always bring another book. Having two 10"x7" books that are around 400-500 pages each is a real travel burden. My ereader has _so_ many books, including my primary reading at the time, all for probably less than 200 grams.

Selection. This one is more niche, but the reason I was initially excited when I was given a Kindle was that a book that I've wanted to read for a while only had a short run of English translations and the paperback ran around $120. The ebook was $10. It ended up being a fantastic story that got me back into reading fiction.