Ebooks have saved me from having to give over my house to piles of dead tree :) I've pretty much replaced everything I have, yay! My gripe is that several publishers and authors make a huge whining noise over the redistribution of their books in e-formats, shut down forums, bitch and complain... and yet won't make that work officially available in e-format anyway. Duh much? "Dear Whining Author; I am never going to buy your dead tree product. I would have bought - or found and proselytised - your ebook product. But now I'm not, because you're a twerp with limited understanding." DRM is also completely evil. When will these folks realise - most people are happy to pay, but want to be able to use their paid-for goods as they please. Elsewise... I love the thought of dedicated ebook readers but they're just too big for a pocket - might as well carry a paperback. And e-Ink has a long way to go yet. But my faithful java phone has been running Mobipocket for a long time now ;) You don't actually need the expensive gadget (although, ya know, shiny!)