Although I have an unhealthy obsession with technology, gadgetry and anything that has a spark of electricity running though it, my aversion to eBooks has been strong.

I just love the feel of a book in my hand, something very comforting about it.

I've been bombarded by a host of research papers, eBooks and PDF's which meant that I had to sit at my computer all day or find an alternative. Unlike the iPhone onanists who still tell me that they can read documents fine on their mobiles (no, you can't - stop being so childish) the eBook reader works really, really well. I'm sort of converted.

I doubt I'll be reading non technical stuff on it, but as a reference library and freedom providing gadget it gets the thumbs up from me!