• Compact — smaller than a standard hardcover book
• Readability — very easy on the eyes
• Wireless Access — this is killer for me.  I get the New York Times everyday, every morning without having to step outside.  Plus, I can download whatever newspaper, book or magazine where ever I might be.  This is convenience.
• Upload documents — I’m able to email the Kindle 2 documents that might want to read on the road.  This is great because I kill less trees and my backpack is 1/3 the weight.
• Battery life — I’ve had no problems with running low on juice — unlike my iPhone 3G.
• Cheaper books — I like saving money
• Ability to consume more information — there is something to be said about having that if I have more information at my finger tips, I’ll consume more of it.  This seems to be true for me.
• Eco-Friendly — not sure if they are made with some toxic plastic but I sure am using less paper

Here are things I don’t like:

• Larger screen — I never use the keyboard at the bottom — make the screen bigger
• Touchscreen — not sure how that would work with a digital ink screen but I still want it
• Color screen
• Give me blogs for free — they charge me money to read my favorite blog
• Text-to-speech is over rated — I never use it.  I prefer to listen to a podcast or Ted talk.

Overall, I’m a fan and would recommend it to others.

• Use less paper (Save the environment)
• Save money (Spend more wisely)
• Read more books (Increase knowledge and create ideas)
• Read more periodicals (Increase knowledge and create ideas)
• Read more newspapers (Increase knowledge and create ideas)

The Kindle seems to have hit what I need out of an e-reader.

• Relatively cheap for a new gadget.
• Smaller than a stack of books.  I’m tired of having a backpack mostly full of books and printed documents.  It’s bad for the environment and for my back.
• Great user interface for long reading sessions.  I hate reading long documents on a monitor.  Not only would I read books on it but longer work documents that I don’t want to print or read on my laptop.
• Easy shopping for reading material through Amazon — a trusted online retailer.
• Diverse reading material support.  Books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, PDF’s, etc.
• Cheaper books.  Amazon sells most popular books for $9.99 or an average of 60% off of retail.
• Less paper.
• Free wireless updating

Now, I’m holding out for the Kindle 2 which is supposed to be release early 2009.  I hope it comes out soon.  I don’t want to buy another physical book — I’m out of shelf space.