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I am really enjoying my Sony. Although the pocketbook is a good reader with a lot of flexibility, it comes down to the reading experience and for me, I have much preferered reading with my Sony. I didn't have the wifi features etc. on my pocketbook since I had the 360 and it was a 5" vs 6" screen so bear that in mind. What I have enjoyed more on the Sony is:
1) It just plain works. I often was getting freezes etc. and so it would not remember where I was in the book. It didn't happen all the time, but enough to cause some frustration.
2) I love the touch screen and now realize I just don't like buttons. (the 360 did not have touch) I do prefer the buttons on the Sony since they have a nice touch to them, but really I would just rather not use buttons to turn the page as it does something to the reading experience, kind of feeling like a bit of a jolt rather than a natural page turn. I never or rarely use the stylus and love that I can finger touch like I do on my ipod.
3) The battery life for me is WAY longer with the Sony. I had to charge often with my pocketbook. I know that many do not have that experience but I did.
4) The screen - I really love the pearl screen. It looks so much nicer. I'm sure we will be seing more of this on other readers but for now, I really have noticed a big difference.
5) I like the look and feel better. I get a bigger screen while not feeling like I'm holding much and it just has a nice sleak look which I like. It really is a nice size. I always felt like the 5" screen was just a little too small for me but was scared to go much bigger since I wanted to use this while I was nursing. I had initially been worried about being able to switch hands but it works so well with the touch screen. Lovely.
I do really like the options pocketbook has for adding fonts, themes etc. but my Sony just plain works and is a joy to read and now that I know how to workaround to change the fonts, that is working for me too. I would love to have wifi as I do really like those options but I chose to go with the reading experience instead and I'm glad I did.
That being said, it really depends on what you are looking for. For me, the Sony was the better fit. That doesn't mean it will be for everyone. Lots of people here really like to play a lot with their readers and the firmware. I like to at the beginning as I get to know a reader but in the end, I am reading way more now that I am not fiddling with that so much and looking for answers to questions. I just get to read. When I do have something I want to change though, there is enough people that have played with their Sony's that I can usually find the answer I need.
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