>ebooks to me are a solution in search of a problem.
Ebooks make it easy to read anywhere and anytime you have spare time without lugging physical books around
Ebooks make it easy to read anywhere and anytime you have spare time without lugging physical books around
"Oh this random place I happen to be is a perfect place to read, if only I had my library with me to pick a book".
If people know they'll be traveling, they pack a few books to have with them (or buy at the airport). If they're commuting (e.g. to work on a train or long bus ride) then they bring along the book they are reading at that point in time. But usually they just read at their house/study/office.
As for casual reading, there's always tons of stuff on the web.
For me, ebooks make it possible to replace much of the casual reading I do on the web with books. I've been happy with the change and I read significantly more books.
Since moving to ebooks my book consumption has increased 4x. I've replaced random phone scrolling during downtimes with books and it has been fantastic.
I'm to the point now where I actually prefer reading books on my phone even when a larger display device is nearby.