I think I've made 5 posts already but that doesn't mean it's too late to introduce myself, does it? I initially came here because my e-reader went haywire and I was looking for answers. Now it's fixed and I may as well stick around.
I read obsessively, both fiction and nonfiction. I became interested in e-readers when I met a local writer whose publisher is electronic. His books are also available in paper form, but at a higher price. If I got a reader, I'd be able to buy and read his books for less. Now I have one, and I still haven't gotten around to buying one of his books. The irony. But there's so much to read out there.
So I had to decide what brand. I rejected Kindle right off because of the price (it's come down massively since then). For quite a while I wanted to get a Sony. I tried out both models in the store. I'm not crazy about the touch screen, which just gets all smeared, plus you pay a lot more for it. But the other option had such a teeny screen. So for a while, I was interested in getting a Sony PRS-505, which is discontinued. There were plenty available used, but everyone wanted more than I thought I should have to pay for a used e-reader.
Then one fateful day, I went to chapters.indigo.ca and there was a big ad for the new Kobo e-reader, due out on May 1. It was exactly what I wanted--basic and inexpensive. I bought one the day it came out, the only time in my life I've been an early adopter. I'm generally very happy with it. In fact, I was miserable when it went on the blink--made me realize how attached I've gotten. Very unBuddhist of me.
I posted a review of the Kobo on my blog, if anyone's interested:
http://vivianskvetch.blogspot.com/20...rm-review.html