Got my wife one for Christmas (not sure which one the 2 is, she got the smaller of the two size wise) and she thought it was a waste of money. Till the first time she used it. She totally loves it for flying, and loves being able to download books until they close the door. She use to travel with a carry on with six or ten paperback books in it because she has this need to read when she's waiting or flying, now she just carries the Kindle. She raves about it all the time.