[Signalman]

Thanks again to all. I went ahead and purchased the Kindle Reader with Wi-Fi and 3G and with the keyboard, instead of the touch screen. And here’s the good part. I had 12,413 reward points accumulated which equates to $124.13. This was was applied to my purchase. So I ended up paying only about $12.00 for the reader.

[Abby4116]

Good luck with your Kindle. I’ve had my 3G Kindle for almost 3 years and I love it. I have used it to read FreeRepublic while not near a WiFi connection - using the 3G. I only turn the 3G on when I know I have books to download except to use as a browser when necessary.

[Kitten1]

Congratulations on your purchase.

My 2 cents: if you have an Android cellphone, many are Kindle ready. My phone is. I was researching to purchase a Nook and found out that I could get a tablet (Samsung Galaxy) that has Kindle pre-installed at a lower cost. Bought a certified pre-owned tablet for $70 (sale before release of 4G Galaxy Tablet) that stills looks new-not a scratch on it. I pay $30 month for 2G of data and use wifi when I can to conserve data usage. I can now read books, surf the web, use email, I even have $5 text message package. My service is with Verizon. I rarely use my home computer or laptop for leisure anymore since I can sit outside or anywhere and use my tablet.

If you decide to add another tablet for your family, this is an option worth looking at.

Have a good night.

[TomB]

Don't forget you can use your Kindle to browse the Net. If you click on "Menu", then go to "Experimental", you can choose "Web Browser". You can then enter a URL and go to any website you like. However, it really only works on text-based sites like blogs and twitter. But you get Web access absolutely free. You can't beat that.

I was stuck at a Continuing Education course on Thursday and was following the Penn State mess on my Twitter feed.

Now I just have to wait until Wednesday for my Kindle Fire. ;-)