Got a Kindle for xmas. I was a little worried about it's DRM and the size of the screen. However, in using it the size of the screen is not an issue. The text is crisp and I'm getting a kick out of the photos it leaves on the screen when turned off. eink needs power only to change and not maintain the text. Therefore it is very good on battery life. I imagine if I turned off the free Whispernet cellular it would last even longer. Speaking of the wireless connection, you can browse the Amazon shop and download books from anywhere which is fantastic. However, if you want to put your own books/pdfs on it, the process is a bothersome along with a kink that costs money. In order to get your own pdf on your kindle you must email it to a @kindle.com address that is assigned to your Kindle from a pre-setup email address. So far no issue. However, to deliver it, a small charge of .15 for a two page pdf was placed on my account. Hrmmmm. It's not the cost but the idea of charging me to put my own content on my own device is what I do not like. The newer DX doesn't use this method. After a bit of research (using the Help section) I found if you sent the pdf to the @free.kindle.com version of your address it would convert it and allow you to dl it for free to transfer it to your kindle via usb. Thank you DRM/Pirates for making me jump through hoops to get my own content on my Kindle.
That aside, I am enjoying my Kindle which I attribute to the particular series I found online and am currently reading.
My first download I made(The Origin of Species plus other books from Charles Darwin for $5) which was tied to my wife's account due to the ordering process is still available on my Kindle even though I transferred it to my son's Kindle. That may change when he actually sets his up. I will rebuy it if it does since he is interested in biology anyway.
ebooks leads to another conundrum. You lose the ability to lend the book outside of lending the entire device while gaining space by not having the physical books. I can read everything on my computer but in order to get a new ereader (ie a color or bigger one) I'd need to stick with a Kindle. FU DRM.
