I'd say that the Kobo store is better for Canadian titles than either Amazon or Sony, but you can read Kobo books on many devices including the Sony readers - but epub can't be read on a Kindle. I hate to be a nag, but stripping DRM and converting book files is not legal, is it?
Here are my two cents: If you plan on buying many books from the Amazon book store, go for the Kindle. If not, go for the Sony. Side loading books is a bit more of a hassle than downloading them directly onto the device, but the fact that you can use epub library books more than makes up for it, in my opinion. If you really want wi-fi/ 3g, check out the sony prs.950. Also, I'm pretty sure that some Canadian authors are only available in epub, so it might be a good idea to make a list of the books you might want to buy and see what stores they are available at: the amazon bookstore, sony, kobo, fictionwise... and then factor that into your decision. I'd hate to buy a device only to not be able to do what I want with it.
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