Others may have their own priorities, but for my money, “not ugly anymore” is the best feature of the new & improved Amazon Kindle. I’m actually pretty tempted by this thing now.

Amazon Kindle, 2nd generation

Amazon Kindle, 2nd generation

You can store your own documents in it via USB, without the silly 10-cent fee per document. So I can carry my own works-in-progress around with me—and add notes to them as I’m re-reading them!

Considering how much reading I do in the car, while waiting for appointments or waiting for my daughter to wake up from her naps, portability is an especially valuable quality in my reading material.

Besides, in case my work on the Writer’s Database wasn’t enough of a giveaway, I love technology. Not as much as I love reading and writing, but nearly. Shiny new toy!

Are any of my loyal readers getting one? Tell me! Maybe the peer pressure/validation will help me to overcome that last bit of buyer’s resistance.