Exactly the reasons I bought mine, and for at least one of them, I'm loving it (Kindle 4 - non touch version). I have some technical books on it, but mainly on

Exactly the reasons I bought mine, and for at least one of them, I'm loving it (Kindle 4 - non touch version). I have some technical books on it, but mainly ones where I want to get through the content, as opposed to using it as a reference (nothing beats hardcopy for that). I've started reading recreationally again for the first time in nearly 8 years after buying it, and it's been absolutely awesome. I can take it to the park with my son, and read while he plays, or weekends away, etc, and not have to pick one or two books due to luggage restrictions. I have an htc One, Nexus 7 and a Acer Chromebook - all devices that I could use for reading electronically, but usually, the Kindle wins hands down. Pros: - Compact - Extremely readable, even in direct sunlight - Generally cheaper books - Samples (these are awesome from Amazon - a few clicks away and you can read the first 5% or so of the book for free) - Crazy battery life, compared to other devices (~2 weeks) - Good price point, compared to other devices Cons - I tend to stay up late reading again, which my wife is not too thrilled about ;)