I ran across this gizmodo article on e-book development. (And snazzy video too!)
While I someday dreamed of owning a study that smelled of rich mahogany and old leather bound tomes, I guess I'm pretty excited with this trend. Kindle is something I'd like to take for a spin, but I can imagine that it would be a bit intimidating for the average reader. (Especially since there's a stigma against reading materials on computers/electronics. Small text size, eye fatigue, etc.) But perhaps introducing something like the Berkley/ Maryland model will bring some familiar elements of old fashioned books to the traditional reader.
I guess I can't do much about the old leather smell. Perhaps there will be a scented add on. And I'm going to have one empty library with a lone e-book on the shelves... but it would still be nice to have a literal "page turner" that reacts in the same way as paper. Thoughts?