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You can expect a model with no touch screen from Sony. It's a small model, PRS-350, with a 5 inch screen, probably Pearl (Sony bought its bunch alongisde with Amazon, too: no other manufacturers will get hold of them for a while though). The other model, PRS-650, has a touch screen, but nobody knows how it will work. However, the PRS-600 and 900's screens (like the 700's one) performed underwhelmingly, so Sony will need to do something spectacular about that if they want to keep their edge.
The matter with shiny touch screens come due to the fact that the touchable layer comes in front of the screen. Wacom touch screens, on the other hand, do not present any issues of gloss, with the "cost" (your mileage may vary, as they say) of having to use a special stylus to operate the screen: the touchable layer is behind the e-Ink screen, forcing you to use the stylus for your commands to be recognised as simply touching it with your fingers doesn't work.
If you're open to wait for a while, you can examine Pocketbook's new models too. They have 2 incoming models of 6 inches: one shall have no touchscreen, and the other one does have a Wacom screen. They'll sport Vizplex screens, no Pearl.
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