One of the problems that people encounter when they are purchasing books is that sometimes they like the summary written at the back but once they purchase it, they would realize that they do not like the story at all. With the Amazon Kindle reader, this can be lessened because the reader lets you download book samples first so that you can gauge if you really want to purchase the book or not.
It might not seem like much but buying books that you do not really like will cost a lot of money in the long run. The book samples will help you decipher whether or not the book is really worth purchasing. Since the book samples are free, you do not have to pay for anything and once you are done reading the sample, you can easily delete it from your kindle. It makes things so much easier.
Other than that, the kindle has so many features that will make reading such a good experience that you will be enticed to read more. You can easily adjust font styles and font sizes that will fit your preference.