Why wouldn't you just cop a Nexus 7?
like dude said, its Great for reading and watching movies/TV. looks beautiful on that thing. and the sound is better then most beats laptops. no lie. they spaced the speakers properly where you can get a legit stereo sound going. but with that said, if you're not an amazon prime user. and you want to use a ton of aps, watch youtube, watch/listen to things that use flash. dont buy the kindle fire hd. go get the galaxy 2, 7 inch.
its smaller in size(not in viewable space) so it fits in your hand. it has a great screen, it only comes with 8 gb for 249. but it has a SD card slot unlike either the kindle or the nexus 7. so you can boost that memory up til whatever you like. the one reason for getting a nexus is if you just need that newest latest android operating system.