I was opposed to electronic reading of all types having spent much of my life in academic libraries. I'm now on my second Kindle Paperwhite; I gifted the previous generation to a sibling's seven-year old. The Kindle is the only device I take truly everywhere: grocery shopping, strolls in the woods, kayaking & sailing, to bed, to the skatepark. It lives on my body or within three feet. During eight hours of emergency eye surgery for my late dog, the Kindle allowed me to escape the most anxious period of my sheltered life. While waiting at the DMV, the Kindle preserves my sanity. What could otherwise be stressful time becomes an opportunity to enjoy literature or non-fiction and grow my understanding of this world.