Sure, I have to charge but since I have a charger everywhere I sit (desk, work and nightstand) I’m rarely at “risk” of not being able to take a call because I was reading.

I’m not bashing the Kindle or any other e-reader, it’s just that I personally can’t see spending hundreds more on a separate device to do something that I can already do with the devices I already own. That doesn’t address the idea that an e-reader device might appeal to someone who doesn’t use a smart phone, or who isn’t too concerned with DRM, or doesn’t already own hundreds of ebooks and doesn’t want to worry about compatible formats if you change device formats.

Personally, I hope the devices take off. If they do, more of the books I like will be available and ebooks will be more common, which can only be a good thing. But, I can’t see trying to hold my TabletPC in my hand in bed to read, but that’s just me.

Plus, given the iPhone’s already rather short battery life, if one has to choose between reading a book for a few hours or… y’know, being able to take a call…. Everything’s got their place, and the odd part here is how the Kindle and other eBook readers are mostly making inroads with the older folks. I suspect this has to do with the way eInk works, and the general concept of e-Paper; that whole backlight (and small screen) are two reasons why these people, whose eyes are no longer the sharpest, are going for these devices. Having used one of these at a store, and then going back to an iPod Touch for reading… there’s quite a bit of a difference in terms of the experience. The bigger screen, without the even shorter battery life of most Tablet PCs, makes quite a big difference.