Slideshow|All ShotsBoth Loyd Case, editor of ExtremeTech, and Jim Lynch, forum moderator and commentator extraordinaire, recently bought Amazon Kindle 2 ebook readers. What follows is Jim’s review of the Kindle. He focuses on the hardware, plus the store and the experience of using the Kindle 2. Loyd talks about reading on the Kindle 2. It’s not, despite Jim’s thoughts, like reading a book. It’s not better or worse, but it is different. First, let’s look at Jim’s take.

In my last column I talked about what made me buy a Kindle 2. This week I want to share my impressions of the Kindle 2 after finally buying one. My overall feelings about the Kindle 2 are positive but there are some problems and drawbacks with it that I couldn’t help but notice.

Continue reading the review here.