One more thing: Get the 3G version. It's free-for-life for $50, and you can buy books, and even surf (even though the browsing experience is horrible) whereever

One more thing: Get the 3G version. It's free-for-life for $50, and you can buy books, and even surf (even though the browsing experience is horrible) whereever you are and have them on the Kindle in seconds, even abroad. When travelling, I always end up packing too many books because I'm afraid I'll run out or get bored if a book is bad. I was afraid the pattern could repeat on the Kindle, that I'd be scramming to buy a bunch of books before leaving "friendly" wifi coverage. Last week I bought a book on the bus going to the airport on the 3G connection.