The Kindle is great, but physical books still feel superior to me

Well, I read. And I read a lot. My room is very small, filled with a lot of books, which occasionally results in me tripping over them. I got to thinking, is there any solution for this problem?

My first solution was going to the library. Well, first of all I dislike the fact that all the books are hardcover. I mean, I get it. But hardcover books simply do not feel great when lying in bed. Secondly, they're dirty. Like, very dirty. I already dislike buying second-hand books just because I do not know how clean the hands have been while turning the pages, but I mean, the library is even worse. I gave the library a second chance four weeks ago, but the first book I opened up when I got home got a dead fly waiting for me. I closed the book immediately and returned them to the library, not looking back.

So, I then got a Kindle. I have been reading on my Kindle for around three weeks now, and, well... I do not feel it. I mean, yes it is great. Furthermore, it is convenient. But it does not feel like reading, at all. I am too aware of the fact that it is not a real book and that, even though they use the e-ink stuff, I am still looking at something that is being described as technology.

Furthermore, I can not recall 90% that is happening in the book I am currently reading. When I was holding a physical copy, I loved the feeling. I love the feeling of holding a book, smelling the pages, turning the pages. It feels very much like the thing you are trying to do; read, and rewind.

With the Kindle, not so much. My brain is a little too aware of the fact that I am not actually holding a book, which might explain my immense loss of recalling ability. I recall like 90% that is happening in a physical book, even months after reading it, whereas, like I already mentioned, I do not recall most of the things that happen in an e-book.

So, I got to wondering; this community is pretty much a lot about praising the Kindle, but are there people with the same opinion? And, even more important, are there any solutions if actually buying all the books is not really a solution anymore (space-wise; there is just not enough space)? I really love and much prefer holding a physical copy.