[brecklundin]

i would rather shoot my dawg instead of deciding on an ebook reading device today. And since I currently do no have a dawggie my neighbor would be a tad unhappy with me if I borrowed theirs.

So I decided to not decide and opted for the N800. I justified that I can also use it to access the web (I have EVDO RevA mobile broadband and a few gadgets to let me access the web pretty much anywhere via wifi and an EVDO router so, like the Kindle I can do wiki and dictionary lookups (or local as I can have up to 64GB memory on the N800.)

I know I am avoiding things but none of the devices have a display I am really happy with because they ALL lack contrast to my eye. As much as I like the features on the Kindle, it's not there yet for me. As much as I like the look of the Sony, it's not even close to there because of the limited formats. And the Cybook is almost the device for me. Lacks just enough, for me personally that I am going to wait to see what shakes loose over the next year or so...I have an twitch that Amazon is not too happy with the production issue and might be looking to fix this by either buying the company that makes the displays or coming out with a whole new device come October/November...face it every day they are out of stock they loose hundreds of sales which can eventually turn to a thousand or more if they get everything just right. Demand seems to show there is a solid market...now Amazon needs to secure a steady supply of devices. As do any company who wants to be a player in this market. I wanna see Cybook win because they are the leetle company that could, ya know? But Sony has the deepest pockets and Amazon has the content and brand people associate with books of all sorts.

But, aside from shooting my non-existant dawggie, I would likely go with the Kindle or the Cybook based on a coin flip. Though since you can still do some web browsing with the EVDO (I think right?) that might tease me over to the Kindle Kamp. But if either of them added the ability to write on the display like the iliad then that would be my choice hands down, at the same price point of course.