I love my Kindle. I, too, love a book, the feel of the real book, so I was somewhat leary but once I saw one, I realized how handy it could be. It's great to travel with. I have the Kindle DX, which has a larger screen. It is 3G. New books seem to be around 10-12 dollars. Books that have been out for about a year are cheaper (5-7 dollars) Books printed before 1923 are free. So you can get a lot of classics for free. Downloads are very easy. Also, you can download to your computer and then transfer to Kindle.