• The Kindle has never struck me as a well designed or even a remotely good-looking machine, so I would never buy one myself.

    That said, I've been reading eBooks for years on my PDAs. First it was the Palm devices, then later the HP iPaq's. eReader.com has tens of thousands of books available for reading, however, not too many are technical in nature. Technical books are often best suited to the paper medium as they can be shared and easily referenced. Sharing is technically possible with eBooks, but I wouldn't trust people around the office to use my credit card number 😉

    After 5+ years of reading eBooks, I've found that they work great for fiction and scientific materials, but are terribly lacking for quick reference materials. Rather than spend the money on a Kindle, perhaps investing in a full-fledged PDA would be more to your liking. Also, if you have a cell phone that runs either PalmOS, Windows Mobile or SymbianOS, you can get eReader software that will let you read on the smaller screens.