<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;">Hi all, Again, I am late to the discussion but I thought that I would add my two cents worth! I have always preferred to read conventional books. Then my daughter bought one of the original Kindles. The 'liquid paper screen' was very readable. As I live in Greece where we tend to have slightly more intense sunlight than the UK, I was surprised to find that the claim that you can read a Kindle comfortably in any light that you would read a conventional book in is 100% accurate. My wife was so impressed that she hinted sufficiently strongly that I bought her one for Christmas. I have now read a couple of books on it and am on the verge of buying another for yours truly. There are a couple of features that I really like. Firstly, the ability to alter the font size is great. This might be more of a boon to old gits like me but I can imagine others such as students who have to cram a lot of reading into a short space of time might find this an advantage. (Thinks! Uni = 3 years boozing + 1 year working! Just kidding!) The ability to highlight a word and immediately be presented with a dictionary definition rather than hunt for the paper dictionary is also advantageous for thick oldies like me. A very useful feature. However, as has already been commented upon, the Kindle's ability to deal with some PDF files leave a lot to be desired although the latest (automatic) upgrade has improved it a little. As I said, just my two cents worth. Bob G. </div> </body> </html>