An Apology for a Kindle

So... It's been a week since the launch of the Amazon Kindle electronic book reader. I've spent some time ogling this little device and seeking the opinions of others. There has been quite a bit written and said about the Kindle. At St. Blog's, there have been only a few posts and these have ranged from brief mention, to cautiously optimistic, to very critical.

After a week of research, I'm going to come down on the side of cautiously optimistic and essentially pro-Kindle.

This does not mean that I think the device is perfect. But it does mean that I plan to take the plunge and subvert the budget to procure one of these gizmos. Fortunately, subverting budgets is something with which I have considerable experience, so I hope to hold a Kindle in my hands come Christmas morning.

In the meantime, I'm going to put up a few posts on how I ended up on the pro-Kindle side. Rest assured that I will use the volume of words required of a man who needs to justify to himself why he is spending $400 to replace a bunch of $6 paperbacks. :)