I was also surprised by how much I fell in love with my Kindle (I've got the Touch). I probably still haven't got to grips with all the whizzy things you can do (beyond changing the font size) but a big thumbs up from me. In terms of reading in the dark - my partner bought me a Kindle cover with a built in light - absolutely brilliant as it means I can read in bed and it doesn't annoy her the way it used to when I had the bedside light on and she wanted to sleep!