Rose Marie -- anything can be lost in a flash, really. Not to be all depressive or anything, but it's true.
Just because you have an e-reader, it doesn't mean that you give up all paper books. Most people who love to read will have both. Special childhood books, heirlooms, favorites with lavish illustrations, things like that are certainly worth keeping. I've found that I have access to a much broader array or authors on my e-reader than in bookstores or libraries. I grew up reading a lot of British children's authors, but had never been able to find these books here, short of paying exorbitant prices. I've been enjoying reading many of them as e-books. I've also found a lot of authors I might not have otherwise taken a chance on.
How do you select books? Well, you can search by author, or title, or subject or genre. You can subscribe to blogs that will give you daily lists of the books recently released on ebook format. You can subscribe to other blogs that list books that are free or very low cost. You can look at the suggestions that Amazon sends you based on your previous choices and ratings. Many people prefer to do their e-book browsing to shop on their desk top, with access to mouse and keyboard and full color screen. The beauty is that you can buy books anywhere you have 3-g or wireless-- so I bought the sequel to a book I was reading while on a camping trip. Or I found a free copy of a book report book for my son while waiting in the doctor's office.
RST