My New Book has an On Switch

I just received a Sony eBook Reader, supplied by my employer. Before anyone starts bemoaning the death of the printed book, know this: I still intend to do most of my reading with actual physical books. Nothing will ever replace settling in to my favorite chair with a good (paper) book.

My job requires me to do a lot of reading, most of it in photocopied manuscript form. The eBook will allow Random House to send me files instead of several pounds of paper, several times a year. Environmentally, it's a win-win scenario. And it will sure help to keep my office neater.

I've downloaded several novels, a non-fiction book and a cookbook (all not-yet-published) and have started browsing. I'm still getting the hang of it, but it seems that it will always be easier to flip through a real book. That being said, I absolutely love that I can carry around 8 books at once!