Should I Get the New Kindle?

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16 years ago

I'm a programmer (both professionally and as a hobbyist). I have a huge amount of books (mostly technical) that I enjoy reading, and I spend probably 100 -> 200$ USD / month on new books. Most of the books I read are O'Reilly, Apress, Pragmatic Programmers, and a lot of the other big tech publishers.

My question is--should I buy the new kindle? I've always been interested in it, but I have an attachment to my book collection, and worry that I won't be able to find as wide a selection of ebooks for download, or that the device won't be as pleasurable to read as a real book.

From a logical standpoint, having a kindle would help me save some money, reduce clutter around my house (I have a lot of books), and be far more convenient to reference old information (via searching a book on the kindle vs. flipping through pages).

Do any of you own a kindle? Do you find that it is pleasurable to read from? I'm especially interested in the opinions of other software developers who read a lot of technical books.

EDIT: The kindle I'm thinking about buying is the new graphite model DX which is 9.7" http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GYWHSQ/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=5676908467&ref=pd_sl_1bi5098qpb_e

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