I've actually been using it to read with my ten-year-old. We take turns, alternating chapters. "Snuggling up on the couch with a child and an e-reader" does not have the same romantic ring, but the stories are just as engaging and I think the e-reader with its push-button page-flip is actually better for smaller, less-dextrous hands.
That is true. I recharge my E-ink reader multiple times … per year.
- portability
- dictionary & wikipedia lookup
- highlights -> readwise*
- continuity (phone, kindle, audiobook via WhisperSync), I can listen while driving, continue reading when home
- preview the next book in a series and/or buy it on the spot and keep reading
In contrast, paper books are heavy and fragile, and I've always resisted annotating / highlighting physicap books bc its permament and feels like defacement / vandalism.
TLDR, I love my personal library, my house is full of bookshelves, but my reading preferences have evolved, and I get absurdly high value from my Oasis.