I thought I would reply once more and give additional feedback on the device after having owned and used it the past couple of weeks.
I was a little apprehensive at first about how I would transition from holding a book and flipping pages to reading a book from an electronic device. Well, the transition was very smooth. The device is very easy to hold, even with the cover that it comes with. I love the e-ink technology. It really looks exactly like a book or newspaper. Flipping/turning pages is a breeze and I hardly ever notice the half a second where the images flip.
The downside are the books. A lot of the books that I am interested in are not made available in e-book format yet. Its rather disappointing and unfortunate. In the meantime, I need to catch up on a few classics and make the most out of the 100 free classics from the Sony Connect Library.