I can imagine! Today I went to dinner at Applebee’s, which is right next to the local Barnes & Noble. I had my Kindle with me, and I realized that I would never need to visit that store again. Too bad the Kindle wasn’t available back when HP7 came out. It would have rocked to get my “copy” of the book from the comfort of my own home without the 2 or 3 hour wait needed at the traditional bookstore.

My favorite free site is http://www.feedbooks.com/

They process all of the Australian Gutenberg project books into reader format. Thanks to them, I have been able to enjoy books such as 1984 and Animal Farm.

New Kindle users don’t usually know about the thousands of free ebooks for out of copyright materials available on the ihnternetl I love classical books as I was an English lit major in college long ago, and thought I could never own the books I read then — but now I have them all — for example all of Charles Dickens and many ore, and all for free.

Also while the Kindle store is reasonably priced, you can get most modern books as a “sample” which usually provides a 15 to 30 minute read — enough to give a good idea of the entire book, and if you really want it — buy it. With the cost of gasoline, this alone will save many trips to local bookstores for avid readers like me. Plus it’s tiring standing in a book store trying to look at a book — so much better to do that in your home.

My Kindle has become such an important part of my life, that it goes where I go — everywhere, everytime. I attached my Kindle to the case using velcro so it wouldn’t fall out, then attached a small soft belt to it so I can carry it around my neck when I need both hands to carry other things. But actually it’ll even fit in my pants socket, but it’s a little tight.