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I chose supported ebook format because I already knew that I was interested only in an eink device, that is, a dedicated ebook device, and for the most part the devices I was considering all weigh approximately the same.
The format also eliminated some devices. For example, I didn't consider a Kindle because I knew I wanted an ePub-supporting device. In the end, I stayed with Sony because I was (and am) very happy with with the Sony 505.
I briefly considered the Nook, but I have to admit that compared to the Sony, it looks chintzy. The real deal killer for me, however, with the Nook was how B&N treated me as a long-time club member -- shabbily.
I still remember being told by B&N that it couldn't give club members their discount on the Nook because they were already selling it at breakeven. This was when the Nook cost $249. Didn't take long for B&N to put the lie to that rationale.
OK, I've drifted. I prefer the ePub format because if 6 months from now a new device should hit the market that is a must-have device, the likelihood is that it will be ePub compliant, not Amazon compatible (absent one of Amazon's applets), which means I could buy the device and still access all of my ePub books (of which I have more than 1,000), something I would have great difficulty doing if I were to go from Kindle to something else.
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