I mostly agree Robert. I got a Kindle Fire for my last birthday.

The basic Kindles are a good product and I am sure the Nook is equally good

I had given a couple of standard Kindles as gifts but I hinted around that I wanted a Fire for the extra features and mainly the back light.

If I had a do over I would either get a full fledged Ipad or other tablet or if I didn't want to spend the 4-500, I would get a regular Kindle Touch for about around 90 bucks. They are light as a feather a charge lasts for weeks and they have better book cataloging features than the Fire.

I do prefer back light since I never read outdoors but the Fire is heavy as hell, you can't read a book without recharging and the limited android features are not worth the extra 100 bucks.

For another $300 an Ipad is well worth the money. Even if the Fire was full featured, the 7" screen is not big enough imo to justify a product between a cell phone and a tablet.

P.S. I felt I should add this because I originally thought you had a full sized tablet (9.5 X 7.3) vs the 7X3 on the Fire and I assume also on your Galaxy. The major difference in the Fire and your Galaxy is no camera on the Fire, and a smaller HD, but all the android apps are available and cloud storage makes up for the smaller HD. Not to say your Galaxy isn't way better than the Fire it definitely is better.

I have had an IPhone for a couple of years and I was very disappointed in the upgrade to the 7X3 screen. Internet browsing is better but the 7X3 is still too small to be a decent internet interface. I have been using the Fire for reading but I was reading books on the amazon app on my I phone and considering the weight of the Fire, I can't even say it was worth the 200 bucks for the larger screen when the only advantage is turning fewer pages. I admit that the 7X3 is far better for watching movies than the IPhone.

I would probably have a better opinion of the 7X3 if I were using it on the go. I mostly use it at home and my IPhone is fine for away time. For the internet and other uses at home it is too easy for me to grab my laptop. The battery on the Fire sucks and on wireless it needs recharging in an hour or so.

Anyway I am still wanting a full sized tablet with the front and back cameras but not so much that I plan on buying anytime soon.