Forgot to say the Ipod Touch will do most of what the Kindle Fire will. All the iphone apps can be used on the Itouch and you can download Kindle books on it and go online if in a wireless area. The Itouch is very small screen and cost more then the Kindle Fire but less then the IPad. It's what I'm using now until my Kindle Fire gets here. We have an IPad but I use my ITouch more, it's easier to put in my pocket or purse when I go anywhere. DH and I like all the new technology, it's amazing to us! what we once only read about in science fiction is actually here for us to use.