I just returned from two months living in a different country, where English is not the native language and any English-language book costs an extra 50%. I can

I just returned from two months living in a different country, where English is not the native language and any English-language book costs an extra 50%. I can take all my books and buy new ones on my iPad just fine. Now I got home and my house is covered in dust, a large portion of which comes from my books. A large library isn't just a pain to move, unless you have a cleaner or sealed cupboards, it's a pain to maintain in a clean manner. Other advantages to eBooks that I found: I want to read a book. I don't need to go to the store or wait for it to be delivered - it's there right now; I want to find a particular passage but I cannot remember the book - I can search through the entire library in the time it would normally take me to search a single book; It's dark - not a problem with an iPad. The drawbacks are obvious, but the advantages are not until you give it a try with a portable device. I bought an iPad, but I'm thinking of buying a cheap Kindle as well to take on camping trips - despite never using eBooks before three months ago. To a certain extent, one can't persuade you that it's a good idea; you really must just try it.