Pros
- No monthly bill for wireless access
- Electronic paper technology is awesome, real ink and you can read outside!
- Lightweight, only 10 ounces
- Wikipedia access
- Can also read blogs, newspapers and magazines
- ebooks purchased from one account on Amazon can be shared on 6 Kindles
- Can download any free eBook and read it
- Free software to convert PDFs
- Notes, quotes and highlights saved in a simple text file
- Open ebook format - anyone can create Kindle books with free software
- Compatible with any computer (Mac, Linux, Windows)
- Dynamic scrollbar separate from display
- Open publishing platform - anyone can sell books to Kindle users
- Screen uses real ink
- Small; the size of, and even thinner than, the average book.
Cons
- Blogs, newspapers, etc are limited to Amazon's choice
- Only works in North America
- Limited to buying from the Kindle store
- Doesn't support PDF (Sony Reader does)
- Can't share books with friends
- Not open to third-party development
- Too expensive.
- $0.10 fee per file to transer documents from PC via Whispernet
- Tedious content management (No Folders)
- No backlight.
- Many Kindle books are nearly the same price as the hardback version
- No internet browser
- QWERTY keyboard is overkill
Visit Amazon Kindles official page here