The latest Amazon Kindle ebook reader is, for me at any rate, a dream come true. Certainly, I would freely admit that, as someone who considers reading as one of my main leisure activities, I must be pretty much Amazon’s target market. On average, I would expect to get through an absolute minimum of one book a week – and it’s not unusual for me to have one novel, one non-fiction and any number of reference books under consideration at the same time.

I don’t think that’s so unusual quite a bit of money on books. Apart from the economic side of things, my collection of books does tend to take up quite a bit of space at home. Once in a while I sift through the pile and, putting reference books and favourites aside, have a bit of a tidy out. Usually the books go to friends or charity shops.

I recently cleared out over fifty books before moving home. It wasn’t until I saw them all, bagged up and ready to go, that I realised I was looking at a sum of money of anywhere from $500 and $1000 which had built up in just under twelve months.

Now, whilst the Amazon Kindle is a relatively expensive item in itself, the downloadable e-books from the Kindle store are normally quite a bit cheaper than the printed equivalent. After all, there are no printing and distribution costs for the publisher and no postal charges for Amazon. Even saving no more than a few dollars a book, which seems quite reasonable, anyone who reads on a regular basis could fairly quickly recoup the cost of the device and then begin to save money over time.

The potential benefits aren’t only financial. The Kindle 2 has a memory capacity for around 1500 e-books whereas the Kindle DX, which will commence shipping on June 10 2009, can accommodate 3500. That’s a lot of books – and a lot of physical storage space that will no longer be needed in your home or office.

Some users have suggested that the Kindle is a green, eco-friendly, device – based upon the fact that it will save on the usage of paper. It’s easy to see the logic, but clearly some consideration needs to be given to the materials employed in manufacture and also the manner in which the device will be disposed of when it reaches the end of its useful life.

The actual benefits achieved will vary from user to user and will probably depend mainly on how many books are bought each year. However, for keen readers, it does seem as if the Kindle may offer a variety of different advantages which should more than offset the initial purchase cost.

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