The more I compare Kindle 3 WiFi to the competition, the more I’m convinced I pre-ordered the right device. Nook has half the memory of a K3, and I’m not thrilled with the eBook selection at Barnes and Noble. Sure, it could improve in time, but with the recent work that Barnes and Noble is “on the market” and there are few buyers interested, that makes me nervous about the company’s stability. While the Nook has some interesting features, it has yet to live up to the promise.

Then there’s Border’s Kobo, the worst of the bunch; it barely offers 1GB in memory, only one-quarter of the memory found in a K3, and it’s blue d-pad is downright ugly. Border’s selection is also worse than Barnes and Noble, and the Kobo looks more like discount laminate flooring than an eReader.

And Sony? They’re not even tied in with a book source, really. Plus I dislike their screens.

So in the end, I’m glad I chose to pre-order a K3; now the trick will be to get a second one in time for my wife’s birthday, as Amazon is already sold out and creating a backorder list. Yikes!