Welcome, and enjoy!!
I just bought a gelaskin for my new EE. It will arrive Friday. On the old forum there's a helpful post about skins:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ight=gelaskins. Check Grumpy's review of Gelaskins vs. Decal Girl on page 2.
I would suggest getting screen protectors as well. I just put XOskins protectors on my EE and I find them a bit too glary and sticky, but plenty strong. I have cheaper protectors on my PE (forget the brand offhand) which don't glare as much, but they are getting scratched by using my stylus to scroll. Fortunately I bought a 5-pack and can replace them.
P.S. I upgraded both my eDGes to Ermine with excellent results. As Mr. Ed points out, it is an authorized, "clean" beta. I crossed my fingers and went ahead with it. Good luck to you!!