I love the convenience that the kindle brings. I can change the size of the text for my old eyes and carry more books in less space. The only thing that I really dislike is the fact that the Whispernet technology is not available in my area and that I have to use my USB to download books. This means that samples are not available and that obtaining other forms of media is more difficult. Other than that, I love it. I would hope that Amazon would consider another carrier for the Whispernet technology.