I like both! Here are my pros to both (this is just my opinion)

Real Books
-I see them as trophies to what I have read
-The feeling of turning a page and seeing progress
-You can loan and trade the books with your friends
-Some older books just have that timeless classic feel that I love
-I'm addicted to that old book smell!

E-Readers
-With my kindle it just takes seconds to get the books I want so I don't have to go all the way to the bookstore (The Barnes and Noble here always seems to be very crowded)
-You get a pretty good discount on amazon for books (and now with the new prime you could borrow for free without a time limit. I don't have that, but it's still a good pro)
-Some classics that I am not sure about getting are generally free on Amazon so I could read it and not like it, but hey, it was free
-As a college student I always have to carry around heavy textbooks, keeping my kindle around with me is lightweight and I can keep it in my purse or backpack without adding any extra weight or bending paperback covers

I love both! Books will always be a part of my life, no matter in what form

I much prefer my Kindle to actual books for the following reasons:

Easier to hold, no thumb ache from holding the book open, particularly if it's a thick book
Less clutter in my flat (I'm a tad minimalist)
Small and light to carry round in my bag

And my favourite thing about it is the dictionary function. With a real book, if I don't understand a word I'll usually skip it rather than find the dictionary and look it up, I know it doesn't affect the overall understanding of a book if you don't understand a couple of words but now it's so easy to hover over the word and get the definition.

Oh and of course, being a fan of not paying for stuff, I like getting free books

I'd like to add another benefit to the e-reader: bathtub reading. Now, that might seem weird since it's electronic, but hear me out. With a paper book it would annoy me so much to get the inevitable drop of water on the pages. Then if you don't leave your bookmark in reach, you have to either memorize the page number you're on (yeah right) or put it face down on the bathroom floor, in which case it always gets water dripped onto it when you get out. You also have to deal with the aforementioned thumb ache, or else use both hands. With my Nook, I just put it in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag to protect it from the water, and voila! No problems. Yes, it's a little funny that I have my Nook in a baggie, but it works, and it's far more comfortable than a real book in the tub.

I would never by an e-reader... I just love books. Too many things are digitized now.

Plus, I read a lot in public, and have issues with people seeing what I am reading, because I read some weird stuff, and it helps me avoid questions.

:laugh: i never thought of that. people definitely can't tell what you're reading, when you're holding an ereader.

I hate it! I go to restaurants all the time by myself, and when I have a regular book, people always want to interrupt me and ask what the book is about, see the cover, read the back etc. It's annoying. With an e-reader I can tell them I'm reading anything, like Twilight, and they immediately leave me alone haha

I like both! Here are my pros to both (this is just my opinion)

Real Books
-I see them as trophies to what I have read
-The feeling of turning a page and seeing progress
-You can loan and trade the books with your friends
-Some older books just have that timeless classic feel that I love
-I'm addicted to that old book smell!

E-Readers
-With my kindle it just takes seconds to get the books I want so I don't have to go all the way to the bookstore (The Barnes and Noble here always seems to be very crowded)
-You get a pretty good discount on amazon for books (and now with the new prime you could borrow for free without a time limit. I don't have that, but it's still a good pro)
-Some classics that I am not sure about getting are generally free on Amazon so I could read it and not like it, but hey, it was free
-As a college student I always have to carry around heavy textbooks, keeping my kindle around with me is lightweight and I can keep it in my purse or backpack without adding any extra weight or bending paperback covers

I love both! Books will always be a part of my life, no matter in what form

i agree about the deals on the ereader. i bought the books of fifty shades series. at chapters (canada) i paid over $50 for all 3 books.....on the kobo ereader it was only $29.99 for all 3 ebooks. i find alot of books are cheaper fi you buy them in ebook form

It's also definitely rewarding to SEE the progress while reading an actual book, as opposed to just a flat screen... staring at you...

While I do love a real book, I have to say I absolutely love my Kindle Fire. The best thing is that I have thousands of books with me everywhere that I go. Even if I don't have my Kindle with me, I can pick up the book at the same place on my phone. I travel a lot so it is nice to not finish a book on a plane and be left with nothing because I didn't prepare well. I have also read many books that I would have never thought to try out if I wouldn't have gotten them on the Kindle. I have found many authors that I love that I just never would have been introduced to without my Fire.

For those of you with e readers, do you ever check out e books from libraries?? (I'm a librarian so just curious to know)

I have once or twice, I have so many books on my kindle to read right now. Once I am through them I plan on borrowing from the library.
This is a great option for E readers!

Like everyone else, I will NEVER give up on my real books, there is something special about getting a real book in your hands and curling up to read it. I also like my Kindle though especially for carrying to work to read on the bus and at lunchtime. If I was forced to make a choice though - a real book every time.

I love the physicality of a book and I especially love the smell of a musty, old, well loved book. However, on vacation about a month ago, I bought the 'Song of Ice and Fire" on my husband's kindle and I was converted. It's great to be able to have one small portable book and being able to access books without going to a book store.

I still love the books I have though and I love being able to look at them and see the coffee stains and all the memories of reading them. That's one thing that I don't think I'll ever be able to duplicate with the kindle.

I like paper books better. You don't have to worry about plugging them in.

I love books. Always have always will.

That being said, I LOVE LOVE LOVE my kindle!!! I have my old entire library on it now, as well as a ton of new books. I miss the smell and feel of a book in my hands every so often, but I have my favorite paperbacks saved so I can go back and read them when I get in that mood.

I am a very fast reader...I read a 300-400 pg book in about an hour and 1/2 or so...so I always had at least 4 different books in my bag and it got heavy I had books in my car, books in the bedroom, in the kitchen, boxes and boxes and boxes of books everywhere. I had bookcaases filled to the brim and then some. I love the fact that I was able to sell back my books to the half price book store and made a nice chunk of money when I got my kindle. I love the fact that I am not participating in dead trees and my pages getting dogeared

The best thing is when I travel tho. I used to have a carryon filled with nothing but books. Like 30 of them. And they were HEAVY!!! Now, I can go to England on that long long flight to see the in-laws and family and have my kindle with me instead, with 2000+ books on it rather than just 30 books and a weight on my shoulder. It has made a world of difference,

Makes life easier for my family who never know what to get me...they just get me and amazon card and I can go to town on my cheapy $.99 or free books and get the books I have been craving on the kindle.

Only thing that I don't like is that the publishers are making some of them expensive. I have been holding out for the newest book in the Dresden Files but it has been $14.99 for a year or so and not dropping yet. I never paid over $9.99 for a paperback so WHY would I pay that much for an ebook? Morons...

EDIT: I should say tho, that the only books I do NOT buy on kindle are my nice cookbooks. I don't like having an ereader in the kitchen where I am cooking. I tend to get....messy when I cook :P

I'm on the real books team, more for supporting my local bookshops than anything else.
True I do like the feeling of a book in my hands and the smell of a book is rather yummy, but as a student I know how annoying it can be when your insistence on buying real books and not owning an E-Reader has to be carted to and from school each day. So although I am still very much on the real books team, I can understand why for some people, it's easier to have an E Reader.

Not me, I absolutely LOVE my kindle!~! A million books at my fingertips -- and so much less clutter!!! So So So convenient. It's a must have for me!