1st off, thanks for the responses. John, I have heard of Barnes & Noble but that was while I was overseas, so they don't exist here. It looks like the Kindle is connected to Amazon here is Aus. Tooker and dyeager, the Kindle touch is the model i've been looking at the most as it's available at allot of outlets here, the comparisons look cheap. And Vanguard, I was looking at an iPad originally but he's only interested in the ebook's so may as well just get a dedicated for less. I appreciate it as I can see a brand people are happy with, I'll check and see if there's an amazon gift card available