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I'd probably go with HarryT on the kindle vs something else. The kindle is a great little device, but I think it really benefits from whispernet, which you can't get (I expect). This means you'll be connecting it up to the computer to load new books. It also means that the keyboard is much less useful than it would otherwise be (there are only two reasons I have to use it, neither of which happen very often). Also, the newspaper subscriptions only work with a US credit card, and not gift vouchers (as far as I've heard).
It is perhaps worth thinking about what sort of books you would be reading, where you would get them from and, assuming you are not reading free out-of-copyright books (e.g. from Mobile Read and/or Project Gutenberg), see how the prices and availability vary from the sources you are likely to get them from. That might help you decide.
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