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).
I have a Nexus 10 and a Kindle Paperwhite. It is my first e-reader, so my opinion of the Kindle may be a bit biased, but honestly, Amazon has given the Kindle the best ecosystem possible. If you have a Prime Account it's a nobrainer, free books every month, (at least two with Lending Library and Kindle First).