I’ve had my Kindle now for about 2 1/2 months now and I love it–a lot. I like being able to take it with me to appointments and know I’ll never run out of things to read. That’s a two-fold bonus. One, it holds a lot of books and two, if I do finish everything I have, I can use the Whispernet connection to buy more. I don’t have much time to read, but somehow it seems easier to squeeze that time in on the Kindle.
Another benefit to the Kindle is all the free reads available. There are also books sold at reduced prices like a $1.00. This has had me downloading authors I might not have tried before at full paperback price. I hardly ever get to read, and when I do pickup a book, I want a guaranteed winner which means I’ve tried fewer new authors.
My other favorite part is I guess ebook in general rather than Kindle related, but there are more shorter reads available like Nocturne Bites. The smaller size story means I can actually finish a book now before I forget everything I read earlier. 
Like I said, my reading time is extremely limited.
It’s also allowed me to read more ebook only books. Before I would order them, download them to my computer and never read them because I spend enough time on the laptop, darn it. The Kindle changes that equation for me.
Drawbacks. My biggest pain is the lack of a file management system. I want folders so I can sort my books into various categories. Barring that, I wish Amazon would set things up so that the stories I finish would drop to the bottom of the list of books when I’m sorted by date downloaded. I don’t remember titles and the little dots aren’t the easiest thing to use to judge whether or not I’ve finished a story or just got really close to finishing it.
Maybe this is psychological, but while I love the Kindle for books I know I’ll only read once, I still want my must-buy and/or keeper authors/books in paperback. This might change over time because I sure love not having to buy more bookshelves, but for right now, if it’s a book I might reread, it’s still paper for me.
Other drawback is so many people are curious and start asking me questions while I’m trying to read. I suppose once more ereaders and Kindles are around, the questions will stop, but right now I feel like I should get demonstration model pay because that’s what I end up doing a lot of times when I read in public.
Overall, the positives far outweigh the negatives, and after a couple of months of use, I’m giving this purchase a thumbs up.
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I have an Astak EZReader (aka Hanlin V3 aka Bebook) and am enjoying. I'm not sure what I would do without a file management system – that would drive me nuts, fast.
Like you, I'm still picking up the "keepers" in physical books.
I have had my Kindle for about two months now too..I LOVE it.
My drawbacks are similar – I would love to have some kind of folder system for the home page. I like things neat and tidy and instead, all the titles are just listed.
I also love to share books with people and I will catch myself trying to loan out a book that is on my Kindle. But the positives definitely outweigh the negs. I love Whispernet!!
I also find myself buying my fav books in paper after I have read them on the Kindle:) It kills my husband to see my double buy books..lol.
Chris,
I was looking at the Sony and the Kindle, but it was the ability to download books instantly wherever I was that swung me to Kindle. I love that feature and I've used it. Like when I finished the first Weather Warden book by Rachel Caine and I still had almost a half an hour left on my lunch. I was able to immediately connect to Amazon and order the second book.
But yeah, the lack of a file management system is a big drawback.
Patti
Mandi,
I've got about 100 books on my Kindle now and finding anything is difficult. I shudder to think what it will be like in another couple of months.
I don't have any friends who read the way I do. I used to think I was a total freak until I found the romance reader community, so I don't have anyone who would be interested in a loan of one of my books, at least locally. I do have online friends I'll mail stuff to, so that wasn't a factor for me in the decision, but yeah, if you do have someone you swap books with, it's tough.
Oh, yeah, double buying the same book. It hurts, but what can you do when it's a keeper?
Patti