Long-time lurker, first-time poster to these sections. After much agonizing, researching, agonizing, flipping a coin, consulting a magic 8-ball and further agonizing, I finally placed my order for a Kindle about 11 p.m. Eastern last night. I'm a technophile in every sense of the word (or at least as much as the wife and wallet will allow), but I always tend to overanalyze the heck out of any large-scale purchases. Not that $259 is all that much money, but with Christmas not even a week past yet, I felt a bit greedy wanting one, especially because the wife and I had decided on not exchanging gifts this year.
I surprised her last Christmas with a Nikon DSLR camera setup, and she wanted to respond by getting me an e-reader this year but since I couldn't make up my mind between the 3-4 models I was seriously considering (not to mention the as current vaporware Apple tablet/slate/whatever it will be called), she was unable to do so. I should have my K2 tomorrow at some point and I can't wait. I'm currently back in school pursuing an MA in English, and every semester I cringe at the number of books (mostly classics) that I have to lug around in my backpack. The Kindle will alleviate so much of that, and I'm very much looking forward to using it.
I've been met with mixed responses when I told/tell people that I was looking for/purchased an e-reader. Some are very supportive, some don't know enough to make an educated response (ambivalence perhaps?), and some are just all kinds of upset at the prospect of anyone reading e-ink. Not that it matters one iota to me, I just find it so odd that so many people are against it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not 'green' by any stretch of the imagination, but even to my quasi-Neanderthal brain, saving trees is a good thing.
Anyway, enough rambling from me. I look forward to becoming an active member of the Kindle community and thanks for all the information I've gleaned up to this point.
