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Well, it is very easy to load books on to - acts like an external drive. Perhaps check calibre here: http://calibre-ebook.com/ At the moment calibre has full support for the SONY PRS 300/500/505/600/700, Cybook Gen 3/Opus, Amazon Kindle 1/2/DX, Netronix EB600, Ectaco Jetbook, BeBook/BeBook...

Hi Strannik, yes, you can get a free programme (Calibre) that converts most file types to .mobi format which is what the kindle reads - also free books are available on the internet - many sites specialise in them - these books are out of license and are free. Any PDF or word document can be...

I was thinking exactly the same thing!

If you have a legitimate US address and account you can obtain all books at US prices. And there are also some available on the Australian site that are not available in the US.

They put out an upgrade last night that lets you read PDF docs on the Kindle 2 now. I have heard about the 'smelling of books' - to me they smell musty - although text books smell ok. And you can read the kindle in the bath as there are waterproof containers. And no need to turn down the...

The kindle is Amazon's ebook reader, as seen here; http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Reading-Display-International-Generation/dp/B0015T963C/ref=sd_allcat_kdp2i

Um, well, I did 'jail break' it so I could remove some of the Amazon screensavers they had installed, and also so I could change the fonts. Many people like the preset ones, but I like to play! And they didnt ship a wall charger to Australia; my laptop didnt recognise the kindle to charge it...

I have wanted one since a trip to Vietnam in May last year and an American girl was showing one to a local. That was on a Junk boat in the middle of Halong Bay. So, last month when Amazon released the International Version, I ordered one on the spot and it arrived with the first batch to...