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When I was researching readers, the lack of wifi on the Sonys did concern me. But then I figured out that library ebooks can't be loaded via wifi anyway. (at least at the time of my research they couldn't. Don't know if they can now.) And that was always going to be my primary source of books.
So I bit the bullet on a Sony and I couldn't be happier. I have 100 unread books on my reader and I'm not an impulsive book buyer (more like a slow hoarder), so I don't need the "buy anywhere, any time" perk.
But also, I'm good with computers, figuring out Calibre, Tools, all that. If my mother, for example, wanted to get a reader, I would recommend the Kindle so she wouldn't have to use her computer.
I do think that Sony's lack of wifi is a big problem for them. Not because wifi is actually necessary, but because it just *seems* lacking when you don't know much about readers (ie, you don't have one and are looking to buy one). I have to pay *more* for a reader that is *missing* something? It was tough to stomach for me, and I'm sure for lots of others as well.
eP
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