I have been travelling (for some definition of that) for a year and a half and I have been bringing my Sony eReader around, now replaced with the iPad. The simp

I have been travelling (for some definition of that) for a year and a half and I have been bringing my Sony eReader around, now replaced with the iPad. The simple reason: it's an easy way to carry around books! If I went on vacation for week, I might prefer a paperback for the reasons you stated.