Has Anyone Tried The Amazon Kindle?

I have a Palm TX and love reading eBooks on it. Amazon came out with their appliance for reading books called the Kindle. Thing is, it runs $399 (significantly more than I paid for my Palm...which I store a lot of other info in too...contacts, log-ins and passwords in an encrypted program, spreadsheets and word docs, memos, appointments, etc.).

From what I'm reading, it looks like it connects through some free wireless service so you can download books, blogs, newspapers, etc. According to the description, NY Times bestsellers cost $9.99.

The nice thing about reading eBooks on a device like this or my Palm is that you don't have to worry about booklights when reading in the dark, the screen is backlit. Although it doesn't look like the Kindle is backlit, it's hard to tell from the product description whether you are able to read it in the dark; they mention a 'paper-like' quality to the screen.

Another benefit of devices like this is that they are easy to carry. I have several translations of the Bible and dozens of eBooks stored on my memory card (you would need bags to carry that many books around).


Does anyone have experience with the Amazon Kindle?

Here's where you can find the product:

Amazon Kindle $399.00