I’m a Kindle 2 owner. Though the device itself looks expensive, I’ve to say that I saved a lot of money on buying books on the Kindle. Up to now I think I’ve read over 30 books on my Kindle, and I’ve saved over $150 in buying books as books on the Kindle are cheaper than actual books.

One of the reasons I love my Kindle is that it has helped me improve a lot on my efficiency and utilize my time. Before I have the Kindle, waiting time like when I’m waiting for friends or waiting for shuttle bus or some thing like that is simply wasted. Now I just need to bring the Kindle 2 along with me, and all my favorite books are inside it. Another thing I like the most is the text-to-speech function, which means I can "read" books without even holding or looking at the Kindle. Now I like to use this function when I’ve myself busy on some boring things, say when I’m on the step machine or doing some housework…

I like reading and at the beginning I missed a bit on the feeling of reading books. But now I love to hold the Kindle, the e-ink seems to work very well, it is really like reading books… Now I often read with the Kindle for several hours but I don’t feel tired…

Amazon also provides quite a lot free or very cheap books. And yes, you can highlight and take notes on the Kindle. I remember I read these reviews about benefits of the Kindle when I decided to buy it:

http://www.speedreaderxreview.com/is-kindle-2-worth-the-price

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR2DUM7S4XW06QN%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ASIN%3DB00154JDAI%26nodeID%3D%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Fpr%255Fcmt&tag=moreinfo-po-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

Between the Kindle and the Sony Reader, I’ll say the Kindle is much better. One most important thing is that books on the Kindle are much cheaper than books on the Sony Reader. It is also more easy to find a book for the Kindle as compared to Sony, as Amazon provide more content for its Kindle.

Finally, if you’re considering to get the Kindle, you are lucky because Amazon recently announced a price slash on the Kindle 2. It is now selling $60 cheaper than the price I got my Kindle (at $359)… So take the chance.

Hope it helps