I had the Kindle 1 and loved it. Amazon customer service was also awesome - the screen fritzed out on me after 6 months, and they replaced it entirely, no cost, no questions asked. I just received the K2 as a present at the beginning of the year, and I love it even more. I gave the K1 to my 1st grade daughter, and she took to it like a fish to water.
Originally Posted by
mcubed
Just thought of another perk: a lot of classics are FREE on the kindle. I have downloaded a bunch of children's classics for my daughter to read on vacation and Pride and Prejudice for myself (among others) all for free. If you sign up for the Kindle Nation newsletter there is always a list of the latest free books for the kindle.
I agree with this 100%. I have probably spent less than $50 on the books themselves in the nearly 2 years I have owned a Kindle (+ $3/month for my Ellery Queen subscription...), but I have read 100s of books on it. In addition to the books available for free on Amazon, you can upload Project Gutenberg books or go to
MobileReader.