The only thing I don’t like about the Kindle is that I don’t feel like I actually “own” the books I pay for. This isn’t a big deal I guess, since what matters most is the stuff that gets put in my head while I read a book, but it sucks that in paying for an ebook I’m not granted the right of first sale or, like, the right to be able to let a friend borrow the book, the latter of which I really miss. In fact, if I think I might *want* to let others borrow a book I’m about to buy, I intentionally get the physical version. Good at least to have the freedom to choose.

I’ve been tenuously holding out on buying an ebook reader; seems everywhere I turn , there’s some seriously mixed reviews, and I honestly don’t personally know a single person that uses either a Kindle or some other brand. I was pretty excited to hear about Apple’s iPad, so I’ll be looking forward to your review.

Yeh, the lying on your side doesn’t work with the iPod Touch. It tries to rotate the screen for you. On some apps turning it upside down (where it gives up rotating) works.