If this was already mentioned here, sorry for the repeat, but Engadget currently has a poll for 2006 Handheld of the Year, and the Reader is one of the candidates:
2006 Engadget Handheld of the Year (http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/12/the-2006-engadget-awards-vote-for-handheld-of-the-year/)

Ken