Thinking about a Kindle

I love my bookshelves, the stance of titles gathered into fiction or poetry, theology and non-fiction. So much so that I put up with the dust and valuable storage space in our small house. I am thinking of buying a Kindle reader if I do I will be a late comer, but an intentional one. Nothing can replace the satisfaction I enjoy with a good book. I read online but only short blogs and essays, never at length.

The idea of purchasing and reading book via the Kindle has certainly made me think about that fact that my library would stop growing. So her is my list:

Against

#1. The love of an actual book with pages you turn.

#2. I don't want my library to stop growing (I actually want to need more shelves.

For

#1. books are mostly under 10 bucks

#2. They download in one minute.

#3. Free dictionary to look up words as they are read (instant on page definition).

#4. Free ESV Bible download.

#5. Over 1000 blogs available with rss feed.

#6. Newspapers like WS journal on your Kindle every morning.

Well my list is obviously stacked in the For category, but the weight of # 1 and 2 against may have alot of weight for me. I havn't made my mind up yet. I wish I could just test drive one.