I have had my Kindle reader for about 6 months and absolutely love it. I took it on a 3 week trip to Brazil, downloading a number of books beforehand. My battery lasted the entire time without recharging. I love the fact that I can make the font the perfect size for me so that my eyes never get tired. The first thing I do when I read my Bookmarks magazine is go through marking the books I want to read. Then I check in the Kindle bookstore to see if they are available for Kindle. I write that in the magazine. If the book is not available on Kindle, I check the library catalog and mark the results in the magazine.