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Originally Posted by flib
However, I have absolutely no stomach for Sony products. In this case, it's because they use their proprietary memory card format, which is absolutely unacceptable.
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I dislike Sony as well. The vast majority of their products , IMHO, offer less features and more incompatibility for more money. I still haven't forgotten their rootkit fiasco.
Yet, with memory cards you are wrong. Even the oldest and least compatible Sony Reader PRS-500 you could use Sony Memory Stick OR standard SD card. I know, there was older Sony Librié, that was even less compatible, but that was available only for Japanese market.
With Sony reader you will get your money worth.
I own PocketBook 360°. It has *all* you ask for. SD card support, user-replaceable battery, great snap-on cover, it is really small and very ergonomic. But, (you knew there would be a but, didn't you ;-) ), it is not simple reader. It has huge number of configurable options. It supports large number of formats, it has several alternative versions of reading software, lots of themes, dictionaries and other stuff available.