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I'll chip in here as someone who has gone from an eink display to the A5A.
I had a bebook mini (5" display) which I found OK for reading, except the screen was a bit small. I then sold that and purchased a KDXG, for it's larger (higher resolution) display which I now use for manuals and pdfs. I found the KDXG a little too big for reading novels - too heavy to hold comfortably.
I considered buying another eink reader with a 6" screen, but I also looked at the A5A. The A5A (8GB) was priced the similarily at just under £200, but then Amazon suddenly dropped the price of the A5A (8GB) to £156 and I promptly purchased one.
Because of the higher contrast of the A5A's backlit LCD, I find I can read quite comfortably using smaller text than I could with the BBM. All my reading is done indoors, so sunlight is not an issue.
If the K3 had been launched a couple of weeks earlier, I would have probably would have purchased that instead of the A5A. However used the A5A for a few weeks now, it does have the added benefits of video, web and email access. Now when I travel I only need carry the A5A, whereas before I would have had to carry my ereader and netbook.
I know the K3 has wifi (and optionally 3G) but I think navigating around a web page without a pointing device (touchpad, mouse or touch screen) wouldn't be a great experience.
Having said that, the K3 is on my shopping list at Amazon.co.uk. At the moment I can't decide to buy it for myself or as a gift for my niece.
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