[montalex]

Maybe it is just because I am an old fart, but I find my Kindle 2 nearly perfect for my needs. I use the keyboard for taking the occasional note or for searching for a term or name in a book I am reading, and of course, when using the browser. I certainly would not want an ungainly LCD-screened tablet for a reader. I take my Kindle everywhere, and read it one-handed while on the bus or metro. I recently spend a week in the hospital, a couple of nights of which were spent on a gurney in a corridor. With my Kindle and some earplugs, I was just fine.

My vote is: no, for touchscreen; and yes, for keyboard.

A slide-out keyboard might be a nice space-saver, if it didn't add too much weight.