>With an iPad I get constant light across the whole page all the time. Hopefully there is a higher-res iPad because my eyes feel more tired after reading an iP

>With an iPad I get constant light across the whole page all the time. Hopefully there is a higher-res iPad because my eyes feel more tired after reading an iPad at length. I don't know if that is the main reason (or the backlight) but I suspect it is. >Page numbers? Page numbers vary per printing of the book depending on its size. It is no better for paper than it is for ebook. In fact, an ebook's word count will be the same across all editions of the book (assuming there aren't any changes). I keep my books. For example, I still remember my favorite pages in The Catcher in the Rye because I read the same paperback I purchased in HS. It always amuses me to see the notes, in the book, I'd taken during that time. I don't think that books have lost their romanticism but are giving away to something more efficient.