Well aside the (hopefully obvious) fact that I truly enjoy reading, I wanted a Kindle to have easy access to books. See I like reading and I am looking at the Kindle in a similar way as the iPod is to the iTunes Store. With iTunes, I can almost instantly purchase some new music, and while this has caused me to spend more money than I wanted to from time to time, it comes down to convenience.

With the Kindle I think I will miss (at least for a while) the feel of an actual book in hand, but it will give me access to get a new book at anytime and from anywhere. I used to like to go to bookstores and just browse around, well I still do, but sadly there is not a large bookstore anywhere close to me, and I do order from Amazon, but sometimes I just want the book at that moment, similar to how I could have it if I went to the bookstore.

Time will tell if I end up liking or disliking the Kindle, but the main reason I bought it is for the easy and all-the-time access to new books. I think it will actually encourage me to read more, not that I really need that, but still I hope it will prove a good expense.