Was gifted with a Kindle Fire last year...still struggling with the learning curve but have downloaded a few books. Use it as an on line thingie too when I can get a wireless signal...which is rare here. Just took it to the week long conference thinking I could use it during the presentations but the tech folks at the venue had blacked out the conference room...grumble.

Main hassle is getting the thing to work...gave up on touch - it usually ignores me...got one of them sticks with foam on the end but they only seem to work about half the time. It also has a mind of its own and likes to jump around at random. So far, its mostly been a challenge for me.