I briefly though about getting a Kindle (1). My boss has one and loves it. For some reason, it just doesn't sit well with me. There is something comforting about have bookshelves full of old books that you can go back and revisit that you remember just by seeing the spine. I guess it seems impersonal.

I also am not sure about the whole electronic reading thing. I've had a subscription to Safari for at least a couple years. One thing it taught me was that it is a great way to find books I'm interested in, but for any real reading, I'll grab the print book anyway.

I won't even go into the data mining that ordering all your books from one place provides. That scares me too.

What do you see as the advantages of an electronic book such as Kindle?