Just got a new one on prime day, I wanted a lighter one. I have grown to really use it alot, not just for books. I would rather have the book, mainly if its a book I need to sometimes go back and reread certain passages. Its not a problem to do on a kindle, just easier for me in book form. I actually like magazines but have gotten where I have so many magazines on my kindle. Cant rip out a recipe, but you can pull the kindle out no matter where you are and makes any wait much more tolerable if you throw it in your purse and take with you. At night I play games on it and google/internet always on the ready. Like anything else tech related, once I learn to use it, I like it. You obviously cant open it and smell it or run you hand across the pages, but I would say it for sure has its place.