Right now, I think Kindle is just about the only kid on the block, so they are pretty much charging the highest price the market will bear. grumble

For me, though, it might be worth it. Where I live there are no public libraries. frown The price of books (not to mention shipping costs and taxes!) is getting prohibitive. $9 for a new release sounds pretty good in comparison. Plus there are apparently many free or nearly free books available. On ebay there are CDs for sale for under $10 with entire libraries of up to 1,000 books or more.

Thanks for the responses. I do think I might bite the bullet and pay the $400 or whatever it is to buy a Kindle.

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