Glad you sneaked in slussen2. Did you get in under the fence or through the window?
Perhaps the best value for the money is the eBookwise. While not e-ink, the LCD screen is quite readable. Like the V3, it does not have a search feature either. The only ones that have that are the Amazon Kindle and the iRex iLiad. There may be search features on some of the PDAs like Palm that can also be used for reading but I don't know enough about that area to say.
Glad that you're here. Feel free to ask any questions, most of the members won't bite (too hard.)