tuxor,
i don't understand your opposition to Android as if the status quo without academic PDF-reading was any good. For Android professional apps do exist. I guess the problem would be solved for a long time.
In April it seems an 9,7" E-Ink device with Android is coming. And judging from the video it seems to be quite fast:
http://translate.google.com/translat...ie=ISO-8859-15
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...w-9-7-ereader/