I ordered the Sony Reader 500 the day it came out and just replaced it with a 505 due to breaking the screen on my 500 last month. I have been working on my father to buy a Sony Reader as well and looked forward to sharing books with him. I finally convince him that he wants an e-reader for Christmas and now that the Kindle is out he wants it over the Sony Reader
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His reasoning is that it will be easier for him to buy books over the air (he is not the best with a computer), he will have a bigger book selection, and he beleives it will be more popular (so more supported) than the Sony. Unfortunatley, I can't argue with him other than to say I think it is funny looking. I see that the Kindle lets you browse the web using an experimental web browser and now I think I want it too! I wonder what I could get for a one month old Sony Reader 505 on eBay... I think the divorce would be more expensive so I guess I'll have to wait until the Kindle II comes out.
-Greg