I was delightfully surprised by the unboxing process. I definitely felt like it added to the whole experience.

I have lots of pics from my awesome iPhone camera (sorry, I don’t own any others… photogs, please don’t hurt me). Thanks to Flickr for footing the bandwidth.

Just as I gave on UPS delivering this thing on time before the end of my lunch break (I kid you not, I was reaching for the doorknob as I was leaving my apartment), I heard the knock on my door.

A few unboxing pictures had made it earlier today, however, I didn’t see any pictures peeling open the box, so I was excited to tear it open.

Inside were two more boxes, one for the Kindle and the first party case I bought.

In my hurry to open the box, I was annoyed at how difficult it would be to open the box. The flaps were glued shut. Then I took a deep breath, calmed myself down a bit, and looked for another way in. Then, I realized that there was a nice tab opening on the side, with the words “Once upon a time…” written on it. Definitely a nice touch.

Inside, I saw a lovely black embossing of letters feeing into the plastic compartment that held the Kindle.

Again, with the same tab action. After that, you see the innards. Basically, it comes with the Kindle itself, a quick start guide and a USB cable with an adaptor.

That’s the shot of the stuff behind the Kindle.

But wait, here’s the moment where I was in awe of the whole unboxing experience.

It looks like it’s a protective plastic sticker with an even quicker start guide printed on it. I removed the sticker… and the guide was still there! Oh, you lovely e-ink! Even as I use it right now, I can’t believe I’m not using a lot of (if not, at all) power to have the characters stay on screen (minus the wireless, of course).

Happy little loading screen later, I’m in business.

More on this, as I find time to blog. And here’s an affiliate link, just in case I’ve somehow made you buy the thing. Kindle 2: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)

More to come, with time and use.