Prior to this last time in 2005 of giving TV up, I had given TV and video entertainment up a couple of times. I mostly only read for entertainment, so no serious stuff, just sci-fi, fantasy, some horror and a lot of dystopian books. I was a pretty fast reader a 300 page book was only about 9 or 10 hours of entertainment. But the well written ones were great and fast reads. Books use to only cost $1.99 for a cheap trade paper back, but then the prices started to explode.
The kindle is not to bad, but they have a phone and computer option now so you don't really need a kindle to read the books, just down load the apps, and start loading up on free or cheap books.
The best kind. I find that most of what is set in the future is going to be dystopian. Kinda strange that very few people see it being better.
We just bought some secondhand books from a recycling center for 1.50 each. 25€ goes a long way - rather than one single book.