Sid - The big difference is the screen. The display resembles paper rather than a screen and is much more comfortable to read. iPods also have such small screens. The software is designed to make the experience comfortable and convenient as only a specialist device can.
I have just seen that I could subscribe to my daily newspaper for £8.99 pm, half what I pay for a print version to be delivered and what is more it can be delivered to the Kindle anywhere there is 3G or wireless connectivity. I can spend a fortune on newspapers when on holiday and brilliant for ex-pats. Might try it when I get one....
Howard, you might be right and I think there will always be a place for real books but I think these will win a lot of people over because of the sheer convenience and simplicity. To download Dan Brown's latest in a few seconds and to carry around with you the complete works of Wilbur Smith, Dan Brown, Vince Flynn, Bernard Cornwall and more (3,500 books....), with easy reference and search facilities built in - outstanding. It will open up a whole new range of options for readers and researchers, there being many factual books around as well.
Here is a link so you can see why it could replace books for many:
text to speech
varying print size
automatic bookmarking and so on - ipods cannot complete Sid (or iPads)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002LVUWFE/ref=sv_kinc_0
Oh, forgot to mention - stock sold out already!!!
Then you could save money too, if i were to get a newspaper subscription and buy just a single novel a month, it would pay for itself in a year.
