I just heard that the NY Times is going up to $1.50 shortly. The price of a subscription on the Kindle is $10/month, right? Does this make purchasing a Kindle a no brainer, or am I missing something?

That depends whether you prefer to read your news in the old fashioned format, or on a small epaper screen. Personally, I found reading a paper on the Kindle rather annoying.

After trying the Kindle for a little while, I found it convenient to be able to download content whenever and wherever, but in the end the whole device was too frustrating. Thanks to ebay, the Kindle is gone, and I'm back to traveling with any number of three trusted companions: the paperback, a real news paper, or a magazine.

Girlfriend swears by her Kindle. She loves it

The always on connection to access the store to buy more titles is really worth it -- she's not technically savvy so the lack of a computer needed to connect and sync to is ideal so she can buy what she wants without needed me to do it for her.

Personally, i just wish I could hack the thing to take advantage of the free internet on it.

Hoping in the future devices like the kindle can be flexible/rolled up like a tube and thrown into a travel bag and be updated real time.

I love my Kindle. It's not perfect, but as e-reader devices go (and I've been trying different ones for 10 years) it's by far the best available.

In addition to everything you can buy from Amazon, with a little easy modifying, you can read any mobipocket book, including DRM protected ones bought from a mobi-compatible store. There are directions at mobileread.com. Plus, there are tons of free, legal books around if you go looking. Tor just gave away 2 dozen free ebooks. If I leave the whispernet off when not in use, the battery lasts for days without charging.

I have a 2 gig card in my Kindle, over 200 books so far, and I still have 80% free space on the card. It's as easy on my eyes as reading printed books (easier, really, since I can adjust the font) and as someone with a bad back, I appreciate being able to read while curled up on my side. That's something that's never been comfortable with a regular book.

Is the Kindle perfect, or all things to all people? No. But as an ebook reader, it's really good. And I believe that Amazon is in the ebook business for the long haul.

I took the plunge and bought a Kindle and I like it a lot. Reading the Times is a little different than reading a real paper. I guess I'm used to letting my eyes dart all around the page, and this is a little more structured.

Buying books instantly for $9.99 is great.

My new favorite thing is to look at Gawker and All Things Digital when I have a free moment. It's perfect, mindless bathroom reading