Warbler said:

CP3S said:

I really love that my Kindle 3 gets me free 3g wherever I go, and provides me with ridiculously long battery life.

I still never bought a cover for mine. Can anyone recommend any good covers for the Kindle 3? I want a folding book like cover. I wanted to get one of the official amazon ones with the built in light that I found on clearance at target super cheap a month or so ago, but I have only heard bad things about the official covers, such as that they have a tendency to destroy your Kindle.

I am curious, how would they destroy a kindle?

The Kindle 3 has a short of bracket system built into the left side of it that the official Kindle cases latch into. The lighted Kindle case can actually draw electricity from these in order to power its built in light. Great idea actually. But from reading over a dozen reviews of the lighted Kindle case, it seems it has a tendency to drain the Kindle's battery even when turned off. Some people claim even the non-lighted case drain the battery faster. I've read enough other negatives about them that I decided it was safer just to steer clear.

georgec said:

I think that after another generation or two the Kindle Fire could stand toe to toe with the iPad.

I agree. For an e-reader, the Kindle has consistently remained pretty impressive, and the Kindle Fire, for the price, seems to be a pretty impressive little unit. If amazon addresses most of the complaints about the current Kindle Fire and keeps the price in the same range it is now with the second generation (and manages to keep a leg up on the competition), I think we are looking at a bright future for the thing.