@notacinephile I will tell you something else about the paper books. For someone who love to read 'text books' and reference books; it is infinitely easier to flip through the physical pages to get to the right spot compared to any search function on e-books.

Yes, then there is the smell. I don't enjoy the weight at all though.

But I have bought the first generation kindle when it came out. Since then, I have owned every single generation of kindle. I probably bought a total of 30-40 kindles (most of them for gifts), and I love them. They are practical, travel friendly and I read a lot with them. I have 2 kindle paperwhites, one I used to keep at office and one at home, now they are both at home! I have moved to almost 70-30 ebook-paper now. But for text books, paper rules!

@deepu7 nationlist politicians all around the world are trying to sell citizens fear. It sells well. Effective over the years. Delivers instant result. So why not. Makes our job as reasonable citizens very difficult insn't it?