My best friend gifted me a Kindle 1 just before the Kindle 2 was released in early 2009 and I have to say that next to the extended Lord of The Rings DVD set, that just might be the best gift a friend has ever given me. That my Kindle is now the 2nd most important piece of technology I own is a revolution of sorts since I traditionally have been a “real book” reader before now. I have... moreMy best friend gifted me a Kindle 1 just before the Kindle 2 was released in early 2009 and I have to say that next to the extended Lord of The Rings DVD set, that just might be the best gift a friend has ever given me. That my Kindle is now the 2nd most important piece of technology I own is a revolution of sorts since I traditionally have been a “real book” reader before now. I have tried reading electronic versions of books on my computer, my cellphone and on both of the PDAs that I once had and not one of those mediums were a satisfactory substitute for my love of the FEEL of books. Enter the Kindle – and it was enough for me to literally get rid of most of my “real books” and get electronic versions of most of them. view page