VA Funding Fee. In layman's terms the VA funding fee is a fee that the Department of Veteran's Affairs charges on each loan so that the VA can generate enough revenue to maintain the existence of the VA home loan program.
Reading Google eBooks on a Kindle Fire entails sideloading the Indiebound Reader App (which also works for the Nook, Android, iPhone, and iPad -- you can find the app in your device's app store).
Kindle Paperwhite is a reading-only tablet. The benefits of reading on Kindle is that the e-ink technology produces crisp and clear text. It's quite like reading a book. Also, there is no glare as when on reading on a LCD tablet which makes it easier on the eye to read on Kindle for long periods of time.