[Xenophon]

From my point of view, a front-light of some sort* for my eInk device would be nice but its lack is not a show-stopper. But then, I hardly ever read in bed.

*This seems like a perfect application for a Lightwedge-like device. I've never understood how anyone who reads quickly could possibly use a lightwedge on a paper book. After all, switching the bloody thing from one page to another 3 or 4 times a minute would get old really really quickly. On the other hand, with eInk underneath it'd just be another push of the next-page button. But I digress...

My experience with various readers (including the REB1100!) has led me to care most about DPI and contrast. I'd kill (metaphorically speaking) for a reader with 4x better contrast than the Sony Reader and 600+ DPI! (Or more on both fronts, of course.) Physical ergonomics come second, with slickness of software UI a close third. Lighting is well down the list from there. Your mileage may vary, of course.