Driving over-the-road, it was paper....then audio on cassette....then XM Satelite Radio, then the first addition black/and white Kindle. If you parked at a truck stop or rest area; every time a truck took off or came in, your television signal was screwed (IF you could get any signals). So I would shut the dumb tv off, and grab a book. LOVED the Kindle, and LOVED my "Mysteries". I'll take a good Murder Mystery over anything (movie, tv show, and book)....thankfully the wife is the same way---now that I work local and am home daily, Sunday night is "Murder Mystery" night in our house.
I am currently reading the Travis McGee series (John D. MacDonald) through in its entirety. Oh and this: