Ebooks are great, but I find I read a LOT more with a cheap e-ink ebook reader than I ever did on the phone. I've got the Nia by Rakuten Kobo at this point, which retails for $100; the Nook Simpletouch was great too until my wife disappeared it. Where the phone is great is with audio forms of consumption (which allows you to keep it in your pocket while you continue to take in whatever you choose to consume). Granted, if you decide to listen to drivel, that's what you'll get, but the amount of educational audio out there between podcasts and audiobooks is staggering at this point.