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It took me a while to come to terms with the high ticket price of Amazon’s electronic book reader, the Kindle 2.

After almost two weeks with the device I have to say I am extremely pleased with the purchase.

Purchasing and reading books on the Kindle is a blast. The books are often less expensive than regular paperback and hardcover books. You also get the instant gratification of reading it instantly.

One of my favorite features of the kindle is text-to-speech (enabled for most books). The Kindle 2 will read the book to you out loud. You can also plug in headphones or into your car’s auxiliary jack. This is useful for me specially as I drive a long way to work. I get to read a chapter of my favorite book before I leave the house, then when I get in the car it The Kindle continues to read while I drive. It is not narrated by a professional but read by a computer using a human voice (you do miss a bit of intonation and emphasis).

I also really enjoy that I can convert my collection of PDF books to the Kindle, either free of charge via the USB cord, or via Amazon’s Whispersync technology (nominal charge for the transfer applies). When you convert a PDF not made for the the kindle the table of contents or any no non justified text can occasionally look a bit funky.

Overall I am very pleased. Great battery life, easy to read and full featured. You can even search your favorite tech books.

Sidenote: Kindle books are better for the environment.