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Yeah. I think an A5-sized reader like the HanLin V9 would definitely have some appeal especially if you're reading a lot of technical and academic PDFs. There are people that would be willing to pay a premium for a screen that size if there were enough of them in production and being marketed. 6" is nice for recreational fiction reading, though, and I'm glad that it's available to me at a lower price. It's a great size for when I'm out and about, too. Now when the screens get a whole lot cheaper and there's more variety, I'll probably have more than one.
It's fun to talk about our wishes for the future, though, even when they're not practical just yet. I'd love a total Info Pad with a much faster screen, better contrast, maybe color, with a responsive touchpad and all DRM-free books that rarely cost more than a few bucks. Oh and it would be half the price and work everywhere on the planet, too. If I'm going to confine my list to what can practically be done right now with the technology we have and the pricing scale of the moment, here's my short list (many of which have been mentioned):
Content subfolders
Switches on the top rather than back
Thinner
Darker case color
Built-in Lightwedge-style front light (this could be done in the case instead)
Ability to flag typos, formatting errors, etc. in the content
More formats supported
Single book search
Multiple dictionaries
Ability to highlight a phrase and copy to search function
Ability to gift content
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