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I've got to ask you folks: How important is the ability to download a book on the fly, so to speak? Do you really find yourself needing a book so badly, that you couldn't wait until you reached your computer and internet connection to download a book?
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Don't forget that there is a large group of older Kindle users that don't want to fuss with cables and usb transfers (or computers at all). The ability to pull up the Amazon store on their device and "click -- read" is invaluable to them. I know many owners in their 50's and 60's that just don't have the desire (or skills) to download a book to their computer... remember where they downloaded it to... hook the kindle up to the computer and do the transfer. Everything is self-contained for them and they love it. They get their kids/grandkids to setup their Amazon account for them and away they go. I know several older Kindle owners who never go near a PC.
I'm sure it's a rather small portion of the overall demographic, but there's definitely a group who wouldn't own an ereader if they had to fuss with a computer to use it.