Bill gets an Amazon Kindle

Well, almost. I bought it Sunday night and it's almost here although it's not in my hands yet. I have been trying to find a good e-book solution for a long time now. I got the Sony. I've went through a few tablets (although they weren't exclusively for e-books) and I broke down and got a Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC. None of them cut it. Although the problem was multi-faceted. There weren't many books for them so the hardware didn't much matter. Although the hardware was an issue. Most tablets I've had, even the UMPC can get 4-6 hours of battery life tops. On a typical flight to Seattle, I spend almost that much time in the air and power is at a premium and frequently unavailable. So in short, the experience sucked. Now I see the Amazon Kindle. I was worried b/c I mainly read computer books, so I searched around. Here's an example of what I found. Here's some more. And here are a few more.

So clearly the books are there. the other feature I find pretty amazing is that you get a EVDO service which you use to pull down the books. you pay for it once and that's it. You don't need monthly charges and you don't have to worry about any other charges (unless I've read it all wrong and I don't think I have). The screen has a few complaints but there's plenty of people saying it rocks.

At the moment, I can't really tell although I'm optimistic. In about 2 hours it will be here. Even though I have many of the books I bought in hardback, I'm pretty stoked to see how they compare. I'll post details once I get it.