Amazon: Kindle ebooks outselling print books
Web retailer says ebook sales have eclipsed paperback and hardcover book sales combined.
READ ON: Amazon says Kindle ebook sales have tripled thus far this year. (Photo: kodomut/Flickr) 
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I love the feel of a book, just like some of you mentioned. But now that I take the train to work, having a Kindle has been awesome. I can download books or newspapers and read them during my commute. Also, there is less clutter and less paper to recycle.
When I have a book that I truly want to keep, I buy it. I'm more deliberate about my print purchases, which is a good thing.
@No Way: Amazon doesn't have the time -- or creativity -- to "edit a book and can electronically.... More
There's just something about the feel of a real book that I will never give up.
I also wonder what is the real footprint of e-readers like the Kindle. Maybe there is less emissions from transporting books and fewer trees used in producing paper, but what is inside the Kindle? If it's anything like a cell phone there's plenty of other toxic chemicals used in it's production.
I would never give a company that much control over my reading material - when someone can decide to edit a book and can electronically change it on thousands of e-readers - that is definitely not for me!
Besides there is nothing like turning the pages of a real book.
When you think about it, this is a positive thing. I have so many friends that switched over to kindle and they all rave over it, saying it is the best thing they ever got. It's lightweight, portable, you can store THOUSANDS of books on it, there is no cost for "shipping" when you download books (and no gassy trucks moving it across the country for you), and you can adjust the contrast so you don't strain your eyes so much. Also, it doesn't require trees to be sacrificed so that we have enough.... More
I am not a fan of e-readers, and even less of a fan of the idea that they will most likely stop releasing real books in favor of this nonsense. No thanks.
