The screen on the original is somewhere between the size of a mass-market paperback and a trade paperback. But the "printing" goes right up to the edge of the screen, whereas books have margins. (Yes, in reality, the text doesn't quite go to the edge of the Kindle, but its margins are far smaller than that of a paper book.)

Actually, one of the problems I've always had with paper books is that my hand is always covering up part of the text. I like the fact that there's more of a border.

I have an emotional attachment to paper books, too. I totally understand. And there is the issue of Amazon's DRM (though I understand it more with books and other single-experience media than music).

And I could have sworn I saw someone complain about margin notes. You can actually take notes on the Kindle and search them. I can understand if that's not enough, but it might be information you didn't have.