i didn't already buy a prs-600 since i wanted to hear from people who actually own one or a prs-900 or a boox 60 or something similar if the device really does show page numbers and footnotes, etc. so that i can quote the material correctly without needing the print version. (the
kindle dx obviously doesn't, for example...) further i need to make annotations inside or at the margin of the the text as well as highliting passages that i later will quote.
since tomorrow is monday i will be able to just go into a shop and ask if i could test the device with a 2-page pdf including footnotes, etc. to see for myself. but maybe there are better options than the prs-600 on the market already or will be soon, as brecklundin suggested.