What do you read on your e-reader?

Because I've been very good this year, Santa agreed to bring my gift early: the $189 Kindle "latest generation" in white. I chose white instead of graphite because many people reported the printing on the keys wearing off on the graphite version. So far, I've read only fiction on it, and I think that will be my pattern.

I don't often reread a novel, so buying one at a reduced price or downloading one for free makes sense. But as a writer of nonfiction, I sometimes purchase books for research purposes. I want to be able to easily flip back and forth between sections or have multiple sources open at one time for comparison. Even using the Kindle notation feature, it isn't so easy to jump around inside a book to the chapter you want. It's a lot easier to leave a sticky note on a key section or sections. Later I can just pick up the book and instantly go to the marked page. On the Kindle, I have to turn it on, find the book in my list, and hope I remember what kind of notation I made on the section so I can find it easily.

I do love reading fiction on my Kindle. I don't miss the "book experience" as I thought I might. The Kindle is easier to hold than a book, and there are no bookmarks to fall out. I read faster, probably because the line length is shorter so there is less eye movement. (At least that jives with the Evelyn Wood speed reading theory.) Because they were free, I've read books I never would have read otherwise. When I did not like the free books and quit reading part way through, at least I had not wasted nay money. Being able to download classics for free saves me trips to the library. In its neoprene sleeve, my Kindle is easy to safely tuck in my purse so I have something enjoyable to read while waiting at the doctor's office.

Do you have an e-reader? What do you read on it? Are you happy with it?