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No to confuse thinks more but your original post stipulated: "crisp, clear screen, battery life, etc." - neither of which you are likely to get from a $91 colour device. Not to sound patronising, but is it possible you've been swayed from your original intention by the prospect of colour?
IF you wanted a colour reader I'd say pick an iPad because it does all that you want and so much more - with a con that it's heavy compared to a dedicated reader and you'll get maybe 10 hours reading from it. Or a good, cheap Android tablet for less money but almost always less battery life. ie not a Xoom or a Tab but one of the generic devices or a Tab if you can pick up the first generation cheap. I'd still recommend the iPad over any Android tablet for reading, even though it has the closed ecosystem - in general the lowest priced iPads have far less of a price premium compared to most other Apple gear. The price hops for extra memory are nuts though.
Key question is where are you getting your technical books from? Most PDFs will have been produced in colour for instance. If you already have an archive of technical material in colour, it'll show in colour. If you've a particular vendor in mind, then ask them.
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