[Chikwako]

OK, many thanks to all of you for your kind replies. I will take some of your answers for comments.

SaraD
Please add what country you live in. This is an important bit of information needed to best answer your question.

I travel from Venezuela to the U.S. often, so I wouldn't have problems getting it in the States. But having read some of the posts in the EZReader treads, I'm not totally sure that I want to pursue this device any longer.

GA Russell
...that you consider the Ectaco jetBook and the Aluratek Libre, both of which use the same Dr. Yi hardware with different firmwares.

Thanks for your input! I will take a look at your suggestions as well.

WallCraft
...but if I was buying today it would have to be a Pearl screen...

Any non-Kindle, non-Nook, non-Sony multi-format readers that you would recommend with Pearl screen?

Dr. Drib
The Astak was great in its time and it's still fun to kind of play around with; but the fact is, I don't use it.

Thanks for your input as well. I have a close friend who was in Lima during Christmas. Too bad it didn't occur to me to contact you about your EZReader

Dr. Drib
the Kindle cannot read multiple file formats. One must use calibre first. Calibre translates the file formats into what a Kindle can read, but - to reiterate - a Kindle cannot read a variety of file formats, which is what the OP was asking about.

Right on the nail Dr. Drib. I've tried Calibre, and I think is a great software, however I don't have the time or the patience to translate the books to a specific format. That is precisely the reason why I want a multi-format device, so I can just load and READ!

Thank you, I will take your comments into consideration, the thing is the TIME we have to spend researching. And also hoping to get a good price while you're looking. I have so many books I can't wait to start reading them.

BTW, does the Ipad read all the format we're talking about here? Just asking.