Hi BOAC,
Don't be mean - buy an Ipad. You deserve it after all that time at LGW. You can do a lot more with it than read a book.
I went for the 16GB version with 3g, working on the basis that I don't need a lot of memory as I have no music loaded whatsoever. Fantastic for the internet on holiday. On 6 hour legs I can generally read half a book - depending on the F/O.
Go on treat yourself.
Regards
Exeng