One thing I have said many time I would never do - Buy a Kindle. When they first came out, the refresh rate was horrible and I never thought I could adjust. Amazon (or the publishers) wouldn't let you lend your books like Barnes and Nobel was doing with the nook. Well, it's been a few years since the e-ink technology has become available and they have made some great improvements. I really liked the nook Simple Touch, the refresh rate is amazing. But I didn't want to be stuck with just one e-reader and be trapped into buying books from just one retailer. I can get Google Books, Kindle, and nook books on my Android phone, and that's what I really want in an e-reader. For now, unless you buy a tablet, or hack your Kindle Fire and nook Tablet, you are kind stuck with just one. I'm not ready to spend $500+ on a tablet that I would mainly use as an e-reader. My neice bought the Kindle Touch w/ 3g (she doesn't have access to wi-fi) and I really liked it. I serious thought about getting a Kindle Fire, the $199 price is very attractive and I read you can get to the Android market place and get the nook app. But I still can do anything on my phone I would on the Fire. I went with the Kindle Touch and I think I'm going to be very happy. You woudln't know it, but there are a lot of free books on Amazon that you can download to your Kindle. I think a lot of them are self published, but I think I have found some that sound really good. I won't get it until next week, but I have already "purchased" over 25 free e-books for it. I'm really looking forward to taking it on vacation and not having to lug 3-4 books around. :) More to come on my experience with my new Kindle.
Happy reading. :)
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