Which do you prefer – real books or e-books (electronic books)?

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I love reading. Rather, I am a voracious reader. I read anything and everything that I can get my eyes on – from carton boxes of food, ingredients of toiletry products, medicines, labels in food containers, recipes, online information, you name it, I will read it.   I even tried reading a self-motivational book on Speed-reading while I was in college, so that I can read and learn more. I can say I am a relatively faster than average reader. If you ask me what my preferred reading materials are – its fiction. I have read hundreds of books, real books. I love the feel and smell of books – old and new. But I read fast, especially if it’s a suspense or a story I cannot put down (usually until the wee hours of the morning). I usually finish them in two or three days. At most one day, for novels that are 100 to 200 plus pages.   I used to read real books. However, in this age of technology, I have moved on to using e-readers like the Nook (with glowlight, so I can read with the lights off) for the past three years, and lately, my smartphone.   I prefer reading e-books now because they are lighter, and I have so many at hand without the burden of carrying so many books. I dread that feeling of finishing a book and then, I don’t have another on hand to read after it, particularly when I am outside the house. This is when the e-books stored in my smartphone can come in handy. Sometimes, I still read real books. Two weeks ago, I just read "The Lost Years of Merlin, by T.A. Barron". It took me 10 days to finish it because of the small prints. I could not speed read it because I got eye strain just reading it. This made me appreciate e-books more, when I could have adjusted the fonts and made them bigger. So, e-books win for me hands down. ^____^