You should think of giving it a try. The base models are very cheap. I like the paper white with no ads myself.

I agree that there is nostalgia tied up in books. I like the smell of a used book store. I like holding a book.

There are tons of pros to them as well, though, besides the ones I mentioned. It’s not an issue for me, but my dad uses my old ones to read my books and he can change the font size to something he can see without glasses. The back lighting makes it look perfectly lit, like a page in good lighting, so no more getting sore on one side and not being able to turn over due to poor lighting.

There is also no hand cramps from holding tomes open for hours. I take care of my kindle, but I don’t have to be precious and watch for potential spills or wash my hands so I don’t mess up the pages if something got on them.

I don’t have to take multiple books on vacation, in case I finished one. I don’t have to wait for a new book to come in stock or ship to me. If something happens to the kindle, I can buy a new one and download everything back. I can buy a book on a whim and have instant access. It makes flash cards when you look up a word you don’t know. You can pull out your phone and read when your sitting and waiting somewhere. You can read on a browser at work (only when you’re on break, though 😉).

I’m sure there are others I’m forgetting, but those are some good reasons to give it a try. There are a couple of emails you can sign up for that alert you to sales. I’ve gotten entire series a book or two at a time through sales like that for $0.99-2.99/book, before I ever started reading them.

I’ve rebought a lot of my favorite series for re-reading purposes. You should think about trying the cheap one. If you like it, get a better one. I don’t think the high priced one is worth it. Voyager maybe?