wow nice to see this attracted some members living in Japan! nice to meet everyone.
Wow I went to yodobashi umeda earlier this week but no reader, yet, I'll try today, see if I can confirm some things.
@hidari: yes the galapagos is quite heavy. I would never consider buying it as an ereader. Even iPad seems relatively lighter than that, regarding the size.
The new ebook store looks good. There's a book about life with tweeter for only 105 yen, Can't believe that price but I can't imagine buying that book any way