Well, as I was saying. (System logged me out and lost my contribution when I logged back in. Have posted a report
elsewhere.)
I'm the originator of this thread, am very impressed with the quantity and quality of the contributions. I'm retired and spend the bulk of my time at home. I have no mobile devices yet because there's not been a obvious need. My current reading is on my Mac Mini (running Snow Leopard) or physical books, mostly in bed. As a practising Buddhist I often download PDFs. It would be more convenient to read PDFs (and other stuff) in bed and elsewhere. I specified WIFI out of networking naivety, assuming that would be cheaper and easier to manage. Possibly not necessarily.
I didn't realize Kobo is a Canadian company, until it was mentioned by someone in this thread. Checking out
their About Us link I'm impressed with their philosophy and approach. Very rapid distribution around the world. I suspect they're on the right track.
Am holding off a final decision or purchase until the reviews are in for the new devices (probably late June). I liked the iPad I played with last Christmas (first generation), with the exception of its physical weight for prolonged reading. I'll probably buy one eventually, but not this year.
Delighted to have discovered this forum, its contributors and its library.
With kind regards,
Morley Chalmers