[peteri]

Ability to loan is one I'd love, currently I have to break the DRM to let my wife read books we share, we could swap kindles (or share an account) but frankly it's easier to break the DRM.

My kindle (international v2) has a small crack in the screen after I dropped it on a hard floor when it wasn't in its case, also I have a few hairline cracks starting to appear in the case plastics. I'd guess it's not much worse than a laptop screen though.

Battery life - Still happy with mine spend around 2 hours a day reading while I commute and need to charge it around once a month. It's rarely been a problem and when on holiday I usually have either a PC or a micro USB charger. However I don't leave the 3G on.

Random access speeds - Don't jump around enough for this to be an issue.

Color - Not all that bothered to be honest.

However keeping buttons for page turning is an important feature for me. I was wondering how to get the paper white over here in europe but the reviews I've been seeing don't make me want to upgrade.