Amazon's Kindle

Amazon has announced that the new Kindle is in stock and ready to ship to buyers. At a nice little price of $399 it's gotta be good right?

I have to tell you, I'm not sure about it. I really do like having a book to sit down with. Books are simple. No batteries, no worries of dropping it and not even really worried about someone stealing it. Plus, if I am going to look at an electronic screen, why wouldn't I just want to read it on my laptop? I could then listen to music and take notes at the same time. It's for those reasons alone that I doubt I will drop $400 on one of these, but that's not to say you won't like it. Who knows maybe I would love it.

The Kindle can do lots of neat stuff, so the price may not seem that bad. With over 115,000 book titles available and wireless downloads from anywhere that delivers books within minutes of purchase, the Kindle really is capable of a lot and has a "cool factor". There's no wireless bills or contracts - amazon takes care of all that.

Ok...now I have just about convinced myself to get one. If I can just remember where I put that extra $400 I wasn't using...What do you think about the Kindle?