The second generation Kindle looks like a pretty neat device. There is lots of both pro and con about it out there, but on balance, there is more pro.

The biggest negatives would have to be the $359 price tag and the fact that you still have to get everything through Amazon. For this device to have real value, it really needs to be a generic e-book reader. For example, you need to be able to load your own PDF e-book, and right now, that just isn’t easy. It can be done, but only through a slow and convoluted email-to-yourself scheme that looks to be pretty lame.

I have gathered some rundowns of the Kindle 2 below.

PC World

Computerworld 1

Computerworld 2

CNet 1

CNet 2

CNet 3: The Kindle 2 Launch (beware: Jeff Bezos is a pretty dry guy…)