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The Kindle Fire is my first Kindle. I've been reading books on smartphones for about 5 years, starting with the Blackberry (using Mobipocket reader), and, in the last two years, on Android phones, using the Kindle, Nook, and Aldiko apps.
The Fire came out in November, so I've yet to sit in a park or on the beach reading on the Fire while working on my tan. However, I've had 2 summers to read using the Kindle app on my Android phone. It is extremely difficult and no fun at all to read in full sunlight on an Android phone's screen. I'm expecting that the Fire would be no better. I've looked at friends of mine's e-ink Kindles on the beach, and they are 10X better in bright sunlight. I'm thinking of buying the cheapest Kindle for just that purpose, even though the Fire has much more functionality besides reading books.
If you're just looking to read books, I would go with an e-ink Kindle.
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