It's worth noting that this story is a year old and the price figures and remarks about Kindle's lack of touch screen are a tad obsolete; a Kindle Keyboard with

It's worth noting that this story is a year old and the price figures and remarks about Kindle's lack of touch screen are a tad obsolete; a Kindle Keyboard with 3G is only $140 if you get a "sponsored" version (and removing the ads is trivially easy when you jailbreak), and for $150 you can get the Kindle Touch with 3G.