My New Kindle Fire

When I go to Whole Foods (Tribeca store), I like to buy food and eat in their cafe where they have wifi, but I couldn't connect there with the Kindle, even though I hadn't any problem before with my mini HP computer.  I was in a park today that had wifi, but I couldn't get connected.  The Kindle doesn't seem to be as strong in signal strength as with a regular computer.  I don't have any problems in getting on the Internet when I'm at home where I have WiFi.

The screen is extremely sensitive to the touch--sometimes--and sometimes not at all.  It takes a little practice to be able to do it just right.  One reason I bought it was that I wanted to watch Mad Men ( I love this) on it, but then found out that it would cost me a lot extra.  The main reason I bought it was just to read books while I'm eating out someplace alone.  It does that just fine.  And I have finally started reading Jane Austen because they give you Pride and Prejudice for free at the beginning.  I loved that.  I'm now reading Emma, which I also got for free, but I'm not liking that as much.

Amazon says that you can use it for 7 hours before recharging the battery.  That's about true--6-7 hours, but I've only used it for reading--only briefly on the Internet.   If you only want the Kindle to read books on, you might get by with a less expensive model. If you can afford it, getting an iPad I'm sure would be better.

I'll give it 3 stars our of 4. I was so excited to receive my Kindle Fire the first day it was released.  I bought it without examining the Nook at Barnes & Noble, so I can't say how they compare. I probably should have waited a little longer.  It's a lovely little creature.  My biggest problem with it is connecting to the Internet.