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You want to buy a Kindle. But which one? Here's the bottom line for the impatient shopper:

• Kindle (4th generation)
  
  A plain vanilla Kindle with clear, crisp e-ink print and room for 1400 books. A great buy if you want the device only for reading, if you don't need the text-to-speech feature (in which Kindle reads books to you) or plan on listening to audiobooks or music on your Kindle. If you want the smallest and lightest, most portable Kindle AND if you don't need a keyboard, i.e., you don't plan on taking a lot of notes. Wi-Fi only. $79 for the model with limited advertising and $109 without ads

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• Kindle Touch
  
  The new touch screen Kindle with clear, crisp e-ink print. This model not only holds a gazillion e-books (well, actually 3000), but it also supports the text-to-speech function. It plays audiobooks and mp3 files too. Wi-Fi only. $99 for the model with limited advertising and $139 without ads.

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• Kindle Touch 3G
  
  Identical to the Kindle Touch described above with the addition of free, unlimited 3G wireless service. If you want to be able to access the Amazon Kindle Bookstore and to use the device's experimental web browser when not near a wi-fi hotspot, this is your baby. $149 for the model with limited advertising and $189 without ads.

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• Kindle Keyboard (3rd generation)
  
  This model holds 3500 books. It has the text-to-speech function, plays audiobooks and mp3 files and has a small but functional keyboard for taking notes. Wi-Fi only. $139. Personally I see no reason to buy this model when you can get the Kindle Keyboard 3G with ads (see below) for the same price.

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• Kindle Keyboard 3G (3rd generation)
  
  Identical to the Kindle Keyboard described above with the addition of free, unlimited 3G wireless service. If you want to be able to access the Amazon Kindle Bookstore and use the device's experimental web browser when not near a wi-fi hotspot - plus have a keyboard for notetaking, this is an excellent buy. $139 for the model with limited advertising and $189 without ads.
  

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• Kindle DX
  
  This is the large screen Kindle with keyboard, a great choice - especially for folks with limited vision or those who read a lot of PDF documents. When you use  the large fonts or read books with complex layouts or illustrations, you really need more screen real estate.  Includes free 3G and the text-to-speech feature. 3G only. No wi-fi. $379.

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• Kindle Fire
  
  This is the only Kindle with full color display. It is also the only Kindle without e-ink for relaxing reading so if you are buying a Kindle only for reading, you might want to consider another model. If, however, you want to watch movies and TV shows, run apps, play music, read color magazines, and browse the web, you will find the $199 price tempting. I know I did. Wi-Fi only. $199.

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Full disclosure: I am a happy owner of the Kindle Keyboard 3G and the Kindle Fire. I use the Kindle Keyboard 3G for all my e-book reading and the Fire for web browsing, apps, magazines, and for requesting free samples of books from the Amazon Kindle bookstore.