I love my Kindle. I have the 3rd gen I think, WiFi only with a keyboard. However, I also have a tendency to not be able to leave a bookstore, especially used bookstores, without buying something. I love bookstores and for a time I lived in a town where the only bookstore stocked mainly used romantic fiction books. I love browsing the store and finding something I've been meaning to read or something unexpected entirely. An ebook store is not the same, not even close.

I read both physical books and ebooks on my Kindle. I value having both. I'm finishing up Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke and I actually prefer reading it on my Kindle because it's 800 pages with extensive footnotes. I don't want to carry that around and it's convenient having a built in dictionary. I will say though, I don't think I could read a whole book on my phone or tablet. I read books to get away from glowing screens.

To comment on the blog post though, I agree with everything he says. I think I got the device when the hardware was at it's peak, though the contrast could be better like in later versions. I don't think I would like the touchscreen. Also, the typography is probably the biggest mark I have against Kindles.