You’re right on about the book-buying experience — that’s a huge plus for me, and in fact it’s brought me back to reading. But I just couldn’t disagree more about the notes functionality. It takes forever and the keyboard is chronic. If I have any sort of thought that’s more than three words, my teeth start to itch.

As for the guy-magnet, I’ll have to reserve judgement until I see whom you’ve actually landed using the Kindle-bait… and take special notice of whether or not they’re wielding coupons.

Since I prefer reading on the Kindle over the iPhone, what needs to happen is I need a new Kindle. One that does more, faster. That’s what we can expect to come next, and why I contend that this batch of e-readers will be exceptionally short-lived. In fact, just today, Fusion Garage announced the JooJoo, an Internet Tablet. Large, connected device that will ultimately deliver the kind of functionality I want out of my Kindle right now. Take a look at Gizmodo.com here: http://gizmodo.com/5421614/fusion-garage-joojoo-tablet-hands+on?skyline=true&s=i

What your mother will be reading on will ultimately be a Kindle that does far more than just books, but does books really, really well.

“My classmates and I have found the Kindle’s biggest drawback to be the difficulty of annotating. Instead of scrawling in the margins, you must create a note on the Kindle and type in your thoughts using a small keyboard. Not only does it take much longer, but it’s hard to find your notes later on. The Kindle also can be frustratingly slow, lagging when you’re turning the page.”

Even staying in the Kindle ecosystem, I’d FAR rather use the Kindle app on the computer than the Kindle device itself, and these students seem to agree.

Since my company provides my cell phone, our I.T. guy is a Mac-hater, and I am too cheap to get a second cell plan, I will likely never have an iPhone. Thus, it is difficult for me to understand the obsession. At the same time, I cannot imagine trying to read a book like say, Pillars of the Earth, 20 words at a time on an iPhone.

As a humerous note…I found that a Kindle is a great guy magnet (especially going into Christmas season). I couldn’t tell you how many people stopped me to ask how I liked it. There will be some happy wives out there this Christmas.

Question, though. Don’t you think there’s a sustainable market for those folks who aren’t as technologically savvy for whom a Kindle might be a nice bridge into the world of technology? I’m thinking of people who may never buy an iPhone so won’t realize what they’re missing. My mother, for example. Eyesight is also a consideration. I personally don’t like reading on the Kindle for iPhone unless I’m really, really desperate.