Hi, I have the Kindle fire, brought for me as an Xmas gift, via ebay. It is a fabulous bit of kit and very easy to use but it is not really meant for outside the US yet. You need an US billing account to get the books, music and apps from amazon. My hubby being a wiz, has uploaded 100 free books, lots of music and vidios onto mine. It is great, it goes onto the internet, I can access e-mail, facebook and google etc and shop on it as long as it is connected to wireless. So you need to be a bit IT savy to use it. It is also great for magazines and graphics, it expands pages just like an Ipad.
I cannot get apps on it yet because of the US problem, but my hubby says that we can get round that and it will soon have tons of android apps on it.
So yes a great product, very cheap and can do loads but you need someone, or need to be someone with a little bit of gadget knowhow to use it to its fullest............ or wait until it is released in the UK. It is an amazing product for the price. I love it.