I give it an 8 out of 10.
I bought this for reading in bed but the default reading app is too bright for night time reading. No collection features or Personal Doc cloud. So that takes a point off.
Mantano which is my
epub Reader works on the Fire. So I am a happy camper! add ColorDict with my dictionaries and it's pure bliss!
Battery life is Excellent! Amazon has remove some of the major bugs that Android 2.3+ has. Like WiFi sleep freeze issue and the Battery Yo-Yo issue. It seems to be very stable! Not one Force Close issue yet. This alone makes it worth it. I found a toggle on/off WiFi program so with touch of the icon I can turn WiFi on or off or I can do it from the Notification bar. This will save me battery life. It reconnects in seconds and + for the Fire!
I can sideload apps that are non Amazon content. So far all apps I have added work just fine. The Dropbox app works so this makes me happy. I do miss my Widgets So a half point off for that.
The interface is nice but Carousel is horrible! Another half a point off If it only showed the last few items used or you could pick and choose what's on it then it would not be so bad. For me it's never ending because I have 1000+ books in my archive. A useless features but I do like the favorite shelves feature.
Video playback is amazing! I watch part of a movie with my free Prime and it was an incredible experience! Music sounds really good and the sound is way better then I was expecting!
I wish it had subtitles though but I don't plan to use this feature much.
Screen is very responsive! I told hubby to stop poking the screen unlike our phones it just needs a gentle touch when playing games.
I really love this device! It does everything I need it to do.