How much have you spent storing and moving them and their associated loads? For younger people just starting to build a library I think the value proposition i

How much have you spent storing and moving them and their associated loads? For younger people just starting to build a library I think the value proposition is definitely in favor of eReaders. They don't have to buy or move book cases, they can carry their entire library in one hand, you can re-download all your books in the event of a catastrophe (imagine trying to find and repurchase all of your books if they were destroyed in a fire) -- I could go on. I'm under 30 and already have 3-4 bookshelves full. And that's after throwing away half of them. At this rate my Kindle will save me a bundle of money and pain. The vendor lock-in is an annoying issue to some, but it's not an game-stopper for many people. So, yeah, more expensive than the nominal value of some bookcases but there's much more to consider than that.