One of the newer Kindles actually does let you transfer books by USB from your computer, but I can't remember which one.

How do you feel about it!? I'm having some kindle lust at the moment

It's pretty sweet, though I don't know how much of that is the 'shiny new toy' factor, but so far I like it very much.

There's no organization of books by author/category that I've found yet, which might get annoying when I have more books on there, but it's really responsive when opening books/turning pages, and the screen looks great even in fairly low lighting. I have the one with wi-fi, and it updates with new purchases really quickly (I went on a bit of a book binge this morning. Just to test it out, of course *halo*).

It weighs about the same as a 500-page paperback, and in its case it's roughly the height and width of a paperback but only about half an inch deep, so it fits nicely in my purse and takes up less space than a book. So far the battery has lasted well, I've had it on and off all day and the battery indicator has barely shifted down.

Overall... I have to say I really, really like it, and if you're considering shelling out for one, I'd recommend it.

I know you've not had it long, but do you foresee any issues with scratching the screen? I'd like to take mine to the beach, and if it's gonna get torn up in the sand I don't know if it'll be worth it. I don't know anyone else who has one, so you're getting all of my silly questions!

No problem, I'm happy to answer questions, silly or not.

So far the screen seems to be pretty tough. It's matte, not shiny, so any small scratches it does earn shouldn't interfere too much, provided it's not deep enough to actually damage the screen components. Comments on Amazon and anecdotes from friends and bloggers seem to confirm that it's not easy to damage.

Amazon has a screen protector selling currently for less than $3 USD, for added peace of mind, though I don't think I'll be buying one unless I have problems with scratching - I hate installing those things. I got a case to go with mine; it has a hard back and front and seems to do a good job of protecting the kindle when not in use, and makes it a bit more 'book-shaped' and easier to hold.

I have yet to read an ebook

Thanks for answering! I appreciate it!

I really want a kindle. I can't wait to get rid of my books I really wish to reduce clutter it's most important to me. I'm going to sell my books to some girls I work with that like to read. Even books I like if I like them so much I'll just buy them for the kindle and if there is any I cannot get then I'll have a couple books I guess. Not that I have a bunch of books but my bedroom is small and no where to put anything,books are pilled into a couple of boxe or floating around. The only actual paper books I plan on having are books from eden or anycook books or maybe some misc book like a book thing that came with a workout program i've bought in the past...but if I find any title I can buy off eden for kindle I will do that,anybook i can get on kindle I will.

perhaps in the middle of january I could afford one...

Note I said something in that post 3 mouths ago never said that something couldn't be an ereader .

On Monday I got a sharper imagine literati and it is my first ebook reader, I got it when it was on clearance at bestbuy for $50. Now as you might imagine by the bargain basement price it is very very basic but having never had an ebook reader I wanted something I could use as a test run to see how me and the concept of an ereader get along. So far it is exactly what I expected, I like carrying around the ereader but this cheap-o model isn't going to cut it for long. The biggest thing for me is pdf support and even thou I'm sure better readers will display them better then the literati, it is clear from this test run that a bigger screen would be the best way to improve PDF viewing, which means an edge, the Kindle DX or an ipad, none of which excite me enough to pay their respective price tags.

I was looking at returning this an getting an ipad, the main thing stopping me is the lack of Flash support. At $500 ,at least, I'm not just going to be using it just for pdf and the lack of Flash support kills it for me. I know there is an app that can trans-code moves, (don't really care about flash apps)if the reviews of that are good I might change my mind. If any Ipad users have used one of these programs i.e Skyfire, please tell me if it worked well for you.


For now I'm looking at my literati as a temporary solution until a large screen ereader I'm willing to pay for comes along.

i only read free ebooks. I like hard covers, you can't really lend ebooks to a friend

I don't read ebooks but I would love a Kindle.