I’m an old-fashioned newspaper girl. I like my news with coffee stains and inky elbows. But for Christmas I received an Amazon Kindle, which is a new wireless reading device that allows you to download newspapers, magazines, blogs and books with a simple click. And I love it.

There are no monthly fees—only fees for purchasing specific items. The Kindle also offers more than 90,000 books for purchase, and I’m reading my first one, Richard Russo’s Bridge of Sighs, without missing dogeared pages or the now seemingly arduous task of holding the book open while I read in bed. To download the book onto my Kindle was less than half the price it cost in the bookstore, and just a tiny fraction of the hassle.

The Kindle can download using regular cellular service, so you don’t have to go searching for wi-fi. It is a light travel companion and doesn’t strain the eyes like a computer screen.

The only downside is the price: at $399, I don’t think I would have bought it for myself. But it was a great gift, and I have already forgotten my decades-long infatuation with bulky papers.