I've had a kindle for a few years, have a second now, Kindle Fire I think it is called, more bells & whistles than the first one. Some stories are not available on the kindle so I look for those used at Amazon, new if that is all that is available and I want to read it. I've enjoyed reading over a thousand stories, the kindle saves space that we do not have. There's some other nice options available with the kindle...some kind of sharing capability that I haven't tried to use as yet. I don't think I'm addicted to the kindle, enjoy reading, and I'll take a story any way I can get it. With the kindle, there's no wait, there's no screw-up like the last paper book I tried to buy--seller sent the wrong one, did make a refund. I should check with the local high school library, see if they offer some sort of borrowing system for the kindle. Lately, kindle or Amazon has had these offers, stories for 1.99, normally more, and I've taken the bait.