I too love my kindle, and was saddened by its lack of connectivity while on a recent business trip to Canada.
That being said, there is alternitive to Amazon for Kindle readable books.
The Set-Up:
The Kindle uses a propritary version of the MobiPocket format. MobiPocket has a free reader for your mobile device (PDA SmartPhone) and your PC, and a free document creator that will convert most document files to .mobi format.
The Pay-Off:
MobiPocket has its own store with SFF books for sale. Also, Baen books has a huge selection of its books available _For Free_ in the format.
The Catch:
To transfer a .mobi file to your kindle, without paying the .10$ transfer fee, you have to connect the kindle to your computer, and transfer the files manually.
In the end, I have more .mobi books on my kindle than Amazon books. More selection, and better prices, when I make an effort to get the books. I use the whisper net when I hear about a cool book on NPR, or froma friend, or when I need to look something up on Wikipedia.
