I just got a kindle fire. I like it. It will be very useful. There are enough free books on Amazon that are good literature... and my public library will let me borrow "books" from them as well!
I think i want a rugged case for them but Otter box doesn't have my size/model yet. I am left handed and can't imagine why it might be harder for lefties to use. I have the standard issues of not knowing how to use the dumb thing. no, it's me, really. The keyboard is almost big enough when i hold it sideways. I'm at the bottom of the learning curve and 25% into my first book.