I suspect (though I'm not certain and I hope that I'm wrong), that the Kindle might go on a shelf unless I have to take it out of the house, too. It is perfect for taking with you and reading it elsewhere.

My library does! I need to check out the selection again. Though, and here's another feature I forgot about: since I have Amazon Prime, I can "borrow" lots of books from Amazon. That doesn't work with the Kindle app, just the Kindle itself.

You're right about the page thing. I get about two paragraphs per page, and when I had to check something I reread, I couldn't believe how many pages back it was.