Run by Daisy Whitney at daisywhitney.com

Generally, I’m a fan of instant gratification. Since the Kindle is all about the big IG, I’m a fan of the Kindle now, too. I’ve had the Kindle 2 for about 48 hours so far and here’s what I like. The ability to sample a book and read a chapter or two on the device before buying is wonderful. Sure, I can do the same thing in the bookstore, but with the Kindle sample feature I can read in my home before buying, rather than in the aisle of a bookstore before buying. Of course, the books are all cheaper on the Kindle and that’s a clear advantage. Another benefit of the e-reader is it contains all your recommendations and preferences from your Amazon account. So when I visited the Amazon store on the Kindle, the book Love is Hell was recommended to me based on my past purchases. I downloaded a sample of the book and was so hooked that when I reached the end of the free pages I immediately hit buy and was rewarded with the rest of the book in literally about two seconds. The downloads are that fast.

But, the downside is you can’t share books. And I’m not talking about DRM issues here. I mean you can’t pass along a book to a friend. You own the books on the Kindle, they live on the Kindle and you can’t drop them off at a friend’s house so she can read them too. Another drawback is I often don’t know what page I’m on in a book while reading on the Kindle. Pages aren’t numbered the same way, so it’s hard to gage your pace in the story.

Finally, I can’t cheat! I like to sometimes flip ahead and get a little snippet of the middle or even the end of the story and I can’t do that easily on the Kindle.

Still, I like having one and as a matter of fact, I’m going to go read more Love is Hell right now.