Book reading is not my forte, nor will it ever be. I'm not exactly sure why; I do enjoy the occasional book from time to time, and when one draws me in, I'm hooked - usually finishing it within a few days. I think the biggest problem for me is that consuming information comes too slowly via reading a book. I'd rather skim a dozen web pages or surf Wikipedia for 20 minutes and learn 50 things as opposed to reading a book for an hour a night for the next month.
That being said, when I do come across a book that I want to read, it's "kind of a big deal".
Before I go any further, you must know that I go crazy for new tech gadgets. I've owned every iPhone, standing in line on launch day, and feverishly hoped that Apple's "tablet device" would be announced for the 2009 Holiday season. It wasn't. A month later (my birthday is in January), I asked for Amazon gift cards so that I could buy a Kindle (hoping that it would entice me to read more). I did, in fact, buy a Kindle and even used it for a solid week. Content was plentiful, and the device was solid, easy to use, and did exactly what it was expected to do.
Then, the iPad was announced.