[jrockway]

Indeed. I do most of my Kindle reading on my couch.

Of course, it's also nice to have the same ability on an airplane, too. And it's nice that the battery doesn't die in an hour like my phone would.

I wouldn't want a Kindle if my phone could magically shape-shift to be the size of a book and if it had unlimited battery life. But in the real world, you have to compromise.