I worked in Libraries for 46 years and so agree with every one of your sentiments. There is something wonderful about a physical book and the ease with which one is able to flip back and forth between pages to look back to check something previously read. And, as you said, the feel, smell and joy invoked by holding a physical book is something I will always treasure.
That being said, there are sometimes advantages to ebooks. I always take my Kindle with me on holidays. It saves a lot of weight when packing. I’m never quite sure what I will want to read, so being able to take a large selection in a Kindle, makes life much easier. Also, as I get older, my arthritis (probably caused by years of lugging books around my beloved libraries) has started to make it a bit harder to hold some books, and even to turn the pages at times. My Kindle is light and a simple tap will turn the page.
I will always love and value my books, but, at the same time, an ebook reader can make life easier.
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