I've just never really connected with ebooks or kindles. I like to be able to flip back to certain parts, and I don't have a mental map of where that is in an ebook. So we have far too many physical books. I grew up in a home that had bookshelves covering two walls, floor to very high ceiling, in the living room and a large bookshelf in the den, as well as small reading stands and magazine holders around the house. I've often lamented that my current home doesn't have enough bookshelves, despite having a wall covered in the living room and a wall covered in the bedroom!
I read almost exclusively nonfiction, and I very much like to be able to refer back, so I keep the books I like. We WILL need to downsize at some point, but it is hard to part with them. I'm also stuck about children's books. Do I keep those that we had from when the kids were small - just the favorites? Will they care or want them? Will they have children they will want to read them to? To ask them now would be pointless, as they are young adults with no immediate plans for marriage or children, but would they regret it later if they were all gone?
But despite all that, I am very conscious of having too much stuff, and I'd like to "lighten up" on that.