I'm afraid, for me a book means something printed on paper. I detest reading off a computer. Anything more than 4 pages, I take a printout and read.
Btw, Have you read Three Men In a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome? It was so hilarious, I was falling off the chair every so often. Been long since a book made me laugh so much.
L.M.Montgomery's been another favorite for a long time. I gave her books to my young cousins too, when they were in their teens. A similar book is Rebecca of the Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin. To fans of the "Anne" series it's like homecoming.
My current fav author for light reading is Georgette Heyer, and am re-reading the books of Murakami for the heavier stuff :)