Why I read paperbacks instead of using my kindle last week

I was reading about a possible Amazon move toward book memberships, with rentals of ebooks offered for a fixed monthly charge. Of course, some ebooks would cost extra, just like some movies do. I'm guessing some websites would offer one publisher free while another would charge, and a serious reader might end up having to subscribe to several different sites, just as the serious TV and movie-watcher must.

Or they could just buy books.

This week I traveled cross-country to help my son move into...