So, as you may know, I bought an Amazon Kindle II last month/Year, and the reason that I bought it is finally here, I am off to Cape Town tomorrow, 3:00 am to be exact. I have already read one book on it and was really impressed but with such a long drive ahead to C.T., this will be the big test for me since it is over 12 hours in a car, and when I am not driving I plan to be reading to pass the time, and this is where the kindle comes in.

I have lots of books on it so I will not run out of material to read, so I will let you know what I think of it after the trip. But here are my thoughts on it so far:

Pros:

1. It takes up hardly any space, it just a little bigger than a normal paper back, width and height size, and no thicker than my IPhone.
2. According to Amazon, it can hold over 1000 books, and from what I have seen this claim is going to be pretty accurate.
3. It is really easy on the eyes. I have read for a whole day on it and my eyes didn’t get sore.
4. The screen/ E-Ink is just a pleasure and very clear.
5. The automatic delivery of books you purchase in the Amazon store, be it on your computer or from the Kindle is very quick, I have not waited longer than 20 seconds.
6. The automatic push down of firmware updates is seamless and you don’t notice it until it lets you know that it needs to restart.

Cons:

1. THE PRICE !!!!!!!!
2. The screen is not back lit. So you have to buy a separate reading light. I am not actually sure if it is possible to provide back lighting, and if you could, it would diminish the battery life by a lot.
3. The web browser is still in it’s testing phase so it is a bit weird.
4. The amount of margin around the screen between the screen and buttons is huge, they could have added another inch to the screen on all sides.
5. The annoying habit of reaching to turn the page only to realise you are not holding a book

So I will let you know what I think when I get back.

Catch you on the flip side.