My daughter is buying me a Kindle for my birthday but I've elected not to get the "Fire", even though at less than $200, it's really cheap to buy. There's been quite a bit of negative literature about it already so I chose to go with something tried and true. Sorry but I can't share your enthusiasm Erin.

Here's one of the articles I read about "Fire"

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011...naked+security