Larry Dignan provides a very detailed (despite his mere 20 minutes) and very useful discussion of the new Kindle.
Review: My 20 minutes with Amazon's latest Kindle | ZDNet: "Overall, the new Kindle swung me back on to the side of e-readers in this never-ending debate about multifunction (think iPad) vs. mostly single function devices (e-readers). The latest Kindle (in white and graphite) is a handy extra gadget to carry around. For me, the e-reader vs. iPad debate doesn’t necessarily apply since it’s not a zero sum affair. There will be iPad/Kindle households depending on the family. Simply put, I’m looking to consolidate devices, but I’m also looking to consolidate paper. ..."