My husband and I also have a Kindle. My hubby has the one Jan has, it just is a reader. I have the new Kindle Fire, which is a reader, but I can also get my email and stuff when we travel. We just love our e-readers. I also use Pixel of Ink (see Jan's link). They send you daily emails with short info on each book they list. Like dublb says, you can set the size of the font, and even the background color to what is the most comfortable for you.