Kindle: Amazon's Wireless Reading Device

The Kindle or similar reader with added functions will replace all paper books in the next thirty years. Just think, one kindle per child replacing all the books used from first grade through college. What a massive savings!

Easy to use, portable, lightweight, absolutely perfect. The best advice I would offer is buy it, try it, and you'll never want to be without it. At times there is a minor glare on the screen but changing the font size, brightness, etc has eliminated that minor irritation for me.

I absolutely love my Kindle. Everyone I have shown it to thinks it is amazing. Both of my grown kids asked if I was going to get them one next Christmas. I told them how to go online and order one for themselves! I predict that before my grandchildren graduate from high school this is how all students will get their textbooks. What an easy way for them to download anything they need to help them with their classes. I highly recommend this product!

I absolutely love the Kindle. I have a long daily commute on public transportation so I enjoy the ability to carry lots of reading material without bulking up my tote bag. I have had an Ebookwise reader for the last couple of years but decided to upgrade to the Kindle. The vast selection of titles and the wireless capability is what wooed me into the Kindle camp. I think the Ebookwise reader dictionary is easier to use and the editing features are superior to the Kindle. But, these were features I only used occasionally anyway so its no great loss. Overall I am very pleased with the Kindle and consider it money well spent.

I received my Kindle for Christmas after begging and campaigning for the thing for a couple months. Now that I've used it for a few weeks, I am literally in love.

First let me say that I have tried many e-readers before, and being a migraine sufferer (bad enough to take preventative meds every day)the whole e-reader thing has always been an issue for me. I love the concept, but get a migraine from the screen. Well, I'm happy to say that I have had NO problems with the Kindle and have read it for hours at a time. The e-ink is unbelievable. It really does look like the page of a book and you can even read it in really bright sunlight(a problem with other e-readers).

It's easy to use, requires no complicated set-up, and you can begin downloading books right away. I am very impatient when it comes to getting new books. If I see a book I want to read, I want it now, and that has definitely been a benefit of the Kindle. I timed it one day just to humor myself, and 15 seconds after I hit "Buy" the book was on my Kindle. No more midnight runs to the bookstore or stalking the mailman waiting on a book.

I also really like the note taking capabilities. I generally write in the margins of my books and then have to flip through them later trying to find something. With the Kindle, you go to the book and click on "My Notes" and it pulls up all the notes you took on that book. Love that! And I'm completely obsessed with the silver cursor. I cannot figure out how the silver cursor works, but how cool is that? I know that's not an important feature, but cool none the less.

I know that it has e-mail capability and MP3 capabilities, but come on. I have the Kindle to read books from. I really don't need another thing that beeps at me when I get an e-mail. That's why I have a Blackberry. I've looked at the function, but it just doesn't interest me, so I really can't comment on how well it works.

The selection of books has been great. There have only been one or two things that I've searched for and been unable to find. I love to read the classics and have been able to get a lot of those for free or .99 which I REALLY love.

My only big complaint with the Kindle is the crappy cover that you find in the really cool box (again, box unimportant, but cool nonetheless). It is supposed to hold the Kindle, but mine was pretty smooshed from packaging and so the tabs won't hold it securely. There should be tabs to hold the other side or something.

A minor complaint is the fact that I'm noticing lots of books over $9.99. This was a huge selling point for me pushing to receive a Kindle. I can buy a lot of books for $359! I hope that they keep the prices reduced.

A lot of people have asked me why I can't just read the books on paper. What's the point in an e-reader? Well, if you've ever hauled a suitcase full of books through the airport (not kidding!), you know why. I'm a very fast reader and usually read three or four books at a time. I pick up which ever one I'm in the mood for. Carting around a selection of books is not practical - but slipping my Kindle into my purse with ALL my books on it is. It may not be for everyone, but it is a dream come true for me!