E-ink feels peaceful to me. The Kindle doesn’t feel like a computer. It feels — not to the touch but to the eyes and mind — like a crudely-typeset and slightly smudgily-printed paper book. That’s a good thing. Battery life is un-computer-like as well: Amazon measures e-ink Kindle battery life in months, and they’re not joking. It’s a surprise when the Kindle actually needs a charge. I was a doubter until I owned one, but now I’m convinced that e-ink readers have tremendous value even in the post-iPad world.

Seems like the new Kindle Touch seems worth a try. Looking forward to the day it will be available in Germany.

Check this thorough analysis by Daring Fireball:

http://daringfireball.net/2011/09/amazons_new_kindles