[Fortissimo]

Hello everybody.
First of all, I'd like to say what a great site we have here. I've been lurking in the shadows for quite a bit and I'm really impressed with how knowledgeable a lot of you people are about your readers.

Let me get right in. Basically, I need a dedicated ereader and mainly just for reading. I live in Nigeria and we have a very limited number of ebook stores, so I'll be reading majorly free books that I can source from the web i.e google books, project gutenburg and the like. So I'm guessing I need a reader that supports non-DRM.

mp3 playback and a decent browser (Wifi) is something I'd like my reader to have, too.

Another prerequisite is that, it must be well made. I won't have access to customer care so I need a device that id free from technical issues and is not liable to crash. I'm expecting my device to last at least 2years.

I need a reader with a great display. I hear the e pearl design is the best around. High contrast and little/no glare, please. Would also like a good in-built dictionary that allows me to look up the meaning of words in any book and even while reading the particular book.

Another key thing is the ease of transferring books from my PC to the device since I'm primarily going to be reading free books sourced from the internet.

I need a device with a great battery. At least 2weeks, I guess.

Price is not an issue if it isn't too far from about $400.

From my little research, 3 readers kept popping up. Namely, the Kindle Wifi, the Nook wifi and the Sony PRS-950. So that this post isn't too long-winded, I shall give my preliminary thoughts on these 3 readers in my subsequent post.

I would greatly appreciate everyone's input as I'm as new as they come to the world of ereaders. Thank you all.