Would you like to curl up with a good Kindle?

I got my November 26 issue of Newsweek and was intrigued to see the cover story "Books Aren't Dead. (They're Just Going Digital.)  By Steven Levy

Has Amazon.com  started selling a new device to replace the book? Jeff Bezos, the CEO of amazon.com was quoted in the article as saying, "Music and video have been digital for a long time, and short-form reading has been digitized, begining with the early Web. But long-form reading really hasn't." 

During the same week the article came out in Newsweek, amazon.com started selling the new device for $399.00. You can see what the Bzz is all about at: http://tinyurl.com/32z6z6

I also noticed recently there are several "books" already available to down load to the new  Kindles if you have already bought one. They are already temporarily sold out, so it looks like they are being bought or they didn't make many to start off.

I really enjoy curling up with a good book so I'm not sure I'd enjoy curling up with the Kindle. To me there's just something about holding a book in my hands. I know I enjoy reading articles on Gather but a long time at the computer often gives me a headache that I don't get from a book.

Another quote from Beozs in the article: "If you're going to do something like this, you have to be as good as the book in a lot of respects. But we also have to look for things that ordinary books can't do.

Here's a few  positive features of the Kindle: It weighs 10.3 ounces. It does not run hot or make intrusive beeps. It's sharp and durable and uses E Ink which is easy to read. It has a six inch screen. It can get as many as 30 hours on a battery charge and only takes 2 hours to charge. You can change the font size.  It can operate totally independent of a computer. You can use it to go to the amazon store, browse for books, check out your personalized recommendations, read other reader reviews and post your own. It is said to have a thumb-friendly keyboard. You can buy a book with the kindle with a one touch process, then it downloads it and installs  it in your library ready for you to read in a matter of minutes.

I agree some of the features sound pretty amazining but I just don't think I'm ready to trade in my books for a Kindle. What do you think? Are you ready to replace your books with a Kindle? Do you think  technology will replace the book as we have come to know it?